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Saint Louis (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 37 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.6167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 11 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -90.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Mississippi River in E Missouri, adjacent to but independent of St. Louis county; largest city in state; given to Spain in 1770 and then to France; after Louisiana purchase, became part of USA; site of first Missouri constitutional convention. |
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| Saint Louis (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Louis IX of France in 1764 |
| St. Louis (C,V)
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| City of Saint Louis (C,V)
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| Saint Louis City (C,V)
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| Mound City (C,V)
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............ | name used by early boatmen, referring to Native American mounds on the site |
| Lacledes Village (H,V)
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| Pain Court (H,V)
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| Pancore (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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Native American ceremonial site; founded in 1764 as a fur station by French pioneer Pierre Laclède Liguest |
| city (C) |
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since 1822 |
| river port (C) |
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since steamboat period |
| industrial center (C) |
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for aircraft, iron, steel & automobiles |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for chemicals, electrical equipment, paints, varnishes, household appliances, soap, food processing, textiles & beer |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for livestock, grain & wool |
| transportation center (C) |
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since 1800s |
| educational center (C) |
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home to St. Louis & Washington universities, Concordia Seminary, Harris-Stowe State College & many other colleges |
| tourist center (C) |
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noted for the 1904 World's Fair site, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, a French Cathedral & an old courthouse |
| cultural center (C) |
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site of poet Eugene Field's boyhood home, a children's museum, Spanish International Pavilion & theater |
| sporting center (C) |
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includes Cardinals baseball & football teams & many athletic events are held in Busch Memorial Stadium |
| capital (H) |
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was seat of government for Territory of Louisiana in 1805; was seat of government for Territoy of Missouri from 1812 until it became a state in 1821 |
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