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New Market, as it was originally known, and later also known as Head House (or Headhouse) Market and Second Street Market, is an historic street market which is located on South 2nd Street between Pine and Lombard Streets in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a history dating to 1745, it is one of the oldest ...
July 3, 2014 (4947 W. Florissant Ave. 18: Chuck Berry House: Chuck Berry House: December 12, 2008 (3137 Whittier St. 19: Biddle Street Market: Biddle Street Market
formerly the St. Louis Mart and Terminal Warehouse 106: St. Louis News Company: St. Louis News Company: September 16, 2010 : 1008–1010 Locust St. 107: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Building: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Building
The war significantly damaged St. Louis commerce, especially after the Confederacy blockaded the Mississippi shutting off St. Louis's connection to eastern markets. [114] War also slowed growth during the 1860s, with an increase of only 43,000 residents from 1860 to 1866.
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]
Missouri History museum entrance in 2023. The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, showcases Missouri history. It is operated by the Missouri Historical Society, which was founded in 1866. Museum admission is free through a public subsidy by the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.
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The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1866 to 1904 was marked by rapid growth. Its population increased, making it the country's fourth-largest city after New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. [1] It also saw rapid development of heavy industry, infrastructure, and transportation.