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What is now the city of Ferguson was founded in 1855, when William B. Ferguson deeded 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land to the Wabash Railroad in exchange for a new depot and naming rights. [5] [6] The settlement that sprang up around the depot was called Ferguson Station. [7] Ferguson was the first railroad station connected directly to St. Louis. [8]
The Ferguson unrest (sometimes called the Ferguson uprising, Ferguson protests, or the Ferguson riots) was a series of protests and riots which began in Ferguson, Missouri on August 10, 2014, the day after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by FPD officer Darren Wilson.
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The Ferguson effect is an increase in violent crime rates in a community caused by reduced proactive policing due to the community's distrust and hostility towards police. [235] The Ferguson effect was first proposed after police saw an increase in violence following the shooting of Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [ 1 ]
The Ferguson Police Department (FPD) is a law enforcement agency serving Ferguson, Missouri. Chief Troy Doyle was appointed as the Chief of Police of Ferguson Police on Mar 27, 2023 by Interim City Manager John Hampton, and is Ferguson's Fifth African-American Chief of Police.
Ella Jones (born 1955) is an American chromatographer, pastor, and politician who serves as the 12th mayor of Ferguson, Missouri. A former member of the Ferguson City Council, Jones is the first African-American and woman elected mayor of the city. [1] [2]
Wildwood House in Ferguson, Missouri is an Italianate style house built in 1857. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1] It is a two-story, 44-by-36-foot (13 m × 11 m) brick masonry Italianate house. It was built for Major Joseph LaMotte and his wife Ellen Chambers LaMotte, to serve as a country showplace home.