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Shankill Road derives its name from Irish: Seanchill meaning "old church", which is also the name of the local parish. Origins of some streets and roads in Dublin, Republic of Ireland [39] O'Connell Street, formerly known as Sackville Street, it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell. Its Irish name is Sráid Uí Chonaill.
Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses" for its abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city is situated in the middle of the country; hence it is referred to as "Central South Africa". [12] [13] [14] The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs".
City of St. Louis and Riverfront, 1874 South Broadway had a tornado on May 27, 1896. Immigrants from Ireland and Germany arrived in St. Louis in significant numbers starting in the 1840s, and the population of St. Louis grew from less than 20,000 inhabitants in 1840, to 77,860 in 1850, to more than 160,000 by 1860.
This is a list of sister cities in the United States.Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Dogtown is a traditionally Irish section of St. Louis, Missouri. It is located south of Forest Park, with its southeastern edge abutting the traditionally Italian section of town, The Hill neighborhood. The neighborhood is anchored by St. James the Greater Catholic Church. [1]
Carondelet / k ə ˈ r ɒ n d ə l ɛ t / is a neighborhood in the extreme southeastern part of St. Louis, Missouri. It was incorporated as an independent city in 1851 and was annexed by the City of St. Louis in 1870. The neighborhood had a population of 7,734 people as of the 2020 Census. [2]
St. Louis. Chess Capital of the World [24] Gateway to the West [25] Lion of the Valley [26] The Lou [27] Mound City [11] [25] River City [28] Rome of the West [29] There's More Than Meets the Arch [12] Salem – Charcoal Capital of the World [30] Sedalia – The Queen City of the Prairie [31] Springfield. Birthplace of Route 66 [32] Queen City ...
View of the Eads Bridge under construction in 1870, listed as a St. Louis Landmark and National Historic Landmark St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural ...