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Chouteau's Pond, St. Louis, 1856. In 1770, Laclède entered into a contract with the Spanish government to supply bread to visiting Native Americans. After his death, the property was sold to Auguste Chouteau. [3] Chouteau's grist mill was located along the creek south of present-day Clark Street. [5] Chouteau's Pond was a local attraction.
Chouteau Island (/ ʃ oʊ ˈ t oʊ / shoh-TOH), situated approximately eight miles (13 km) due north of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and approximately one mile (1.6 km) south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is one of a cluster of three islands: Chouteau Island, Gabaret Island, and Mosenthein Island. [1]
The first Catholic church in St. Louis is where Auguste Chouteau married Marie-Thérèse Cerre in 1786. ... [30] Chouteau's Pond was a local attraction until 1852. [31]
Oil on board portrait of Madame Marie Therese Bourgeois Chouteau. Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau (January 14, 1733 – August 14, 1814) was the matriarch of the Chouteau fur trading family, which founded communities throughout the Midwest. She is considered the "Mother" of St. Louis, and was influential in its founding and development.
In 2011 St. Louis was named by U.S. News & World Report as the most dangerous city in the United States, using Uniform Crime Reports data published by the U.S. Department of Justice. [266] In addition, St. Louis was named as the city with the highest crime rate in the United States by CQ Press in 2010, using data reported to the FBI in 2009. [267]
Getty Images You might think your high school French will be of use in understanding St. Louis slang, but don't count on it. The city has been through a lot since French fur trader Madame Chouteau ...
Henri Arminstead Chouteau III (1889-1952), realtor [2] [3] Edward Chouteau (1807-1846), trader; Gabriel Chouteau (1794-1887), served in War of 1812; Eulalie Chouteau (1799-1835), married René Paul (1783-1851), first surveyor of St. Louis; Gabriel René Paul (1813-1886), Union Army general in the American Civil War; Louise Chouteau, married ...
By the late 1880s, Chouteau Springs Resort had several turreted structures (gazebos) from which to obtain the mineral water, a large dancing pavilion, a pool, and ample picnic grounds. Families from St. Louis and beyond would spend a week or more at Chouteau Springs Resort. [17] Fox hunts [18] were also conducted at Chouteau Springs Resort. [19]