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Aymar, Brandt (1967). A pictorial treasury of the marine museums of the world.New York, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. OCLC 1303121. Howe, Hartley Edward (1987).
The yard exists to allow square sails to be set to drive the ship. The top edge of the sail is 'bent on' (attached) to the yard semi-permanently. Clewlines and buntlines are led along the yard and from there to the mast and down to the deck. These allow the bottom of the sail to be hoisted up to the yard, so the sail is effectively folded in two.
Saint Louis University Hospital; Saint Louis Zoo; Scottish Rite Cathedral (St. Louis) Shell Building (St. Louis) Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis; Soldan International Studies High School; Soldiers' Memorial; Soulard Farmers Market; Southwestern Bell Building; St. Alexius Hospital (Missouri) St. Louis Arsenal; St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall
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The Atlantic triangular trade formed a major component of the colonial American economy, involving Europe, Africa and the Americas.The primary component of the transatlantic triangular trade consisted of slave ships from Europe sailing to Africa loaded with manufactured goods; once the ships arrived at African shores, the European slavers would exchange the goods aboard their ships for ...
The railroad's predecessor companies in St. Louis date to 1797, when the town was still part of Spanish Upper Louisiana. James Piggott was granted a license to operate a ferry between St. Louis and Illinoistown (now East St. Louis, Illinois). In 1819, Piggott's heirs sold the ferry to Samuel Wiggins, who operated the service with eight horses ...
Ewing Yard with some SD-400 and SD-460 cars. Metro Transit, the public transit operator in the Greater St. Louis area, operates two rail yards for the MetroLink light rail system, four bus depots for MetroBus and Metro Call-A-Ride services, and one streetcar barn for the Loop Trolley.
The final U.S. Figure Skating Championships before the 2026 Milan Olympics will take place in St. Louis. U.S. Figure Skating announced Monday the 2026 nationals would be Jan. 5-11 at the ...