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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.
1921 drawing of Soulard Market by Marguerite Martyn. It is home to Soulard Farmers Market, the oldest farmers' market [7] west of the Mississippi. More than a hundred vendors include farmers, produce vendors, meat shops, spice shops, florist shops, and food. Soulard Market is featured in the opening scene of Alan Schroeder's picture book ...
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.