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Ki Longfellow, author; VISTA volunteer on the Blackfeet Indian reservation; William Luvaas [2] Ray Magliozzi, former host of Car Talk; James H. Maloney; George R. R. Martin; John Medinger, Wisconsin State Assembly and Mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Alan Meisner; Charles E. F. Millard; Gwen Moore; Mary Murphy; Hill Pickus; James H. Rathlesberger ...
The city of St. Louis was a strategic location during the American Civil War, holding significant value for both Union and Confederate forces. As the largest city in the fiercely divided border state of Missouri and the most important economic hub on the upper Mississippi River, St. Louis was a major launching point and supply depot for campaigns in the Western and Trans-Mississippi Theaters.
Sugarloaf Mound is the only one that remains of the original approximately 40 mounds in St. Louis. The mounds were constructed by Native Americans that lived in the St. Louis area from about 600 to 1300 AD, the same civilization that built the mounds at Cahokia. Sugarloaf Mound is on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]
The Missouri Volunteer Militia (MVM) was the state militia organization of Missouri, before the formation of the Missouri State Guard in the American Civil War.. Prior to the Civil War, Missouri had an informal state militia that could be called up by the governor for emergencies or annual drill "in accordance with the Missouri State Statutes of 1854."
Ceran St. Vrain, born Ceran de Hault de Lassus de Saint-Vrain (May 5, 1802 – October 28, 1870), was the son of a French aristocrat who emigrated to the Spanish Louisiana in the late 18th century; his mother was from St. Louis, where he was born.
Several flood relief efforts are seeking donations or volunteers in the southwest Illinois and St. Louis regions. Here’s how you can help those affected by flooding.
The Missouri Historical Society was founded in St. Louis on August 11, 1866. [1] Founding members created the historical society "for the purpose of saving from oblivion the early history of the city and state". [2] [3]
Jefferson Barracks County Park includes the several museums, museums that house artifacts and history of Jefferson Barracks while it was an active United States Military Post. [7] The Powder Magazine Museum focuses on the history of Jefferson Barracks from its inception in 1826 until its closure in 1946.