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In 1779, the market began at a flat meadow where farmers came to sell their goods. [1] [3] [4] It was the third public marketplace in St. Louis. [1]Antoine Soulard, who was born in 1766 in Rochefort, France, was an aristocrat and former French military officer who escaped France to avoid the consequences of the French Revolution.
Soulard (/ ˈ s u l ɑːr d / SOO-lard) is a historic neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the home of Soulard Farmers Market, the oldest farmers' market west of the Mississippi River. Soulard is one of ten certified local historic districts in the city of St. Louis. [2]
English: Drawing by Marguerite Martyn of Soulard Market, St. Louis, in 1912, showing shoppers bargaining with merchants, women comparing notes, a uniformed chauffeur holding a basket, a child, and various items being sold or bought.
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Soulard died in St. Louis on March 10, 1825, and was interred in Calvary Cemetery. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Soulard neighborhood and Soulard Farmers Market in St. Louis are named for the Soulard family.
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Marie "Julia" Soulard, née Cérre (1775–1845) was an American landowner. Soulard donated the land that hosts Soulard Farmers Market to the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Marie Julia Cérre was likely born at Kaskaskia in the Illinois Country, where her father, Montreal-born Gabriel Cérre, was a successful merchant.