History Lover's Guide to St. Louis, A.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger Erwin, Vicki.

Erwin, Vicki Berger, author.

Series:

History & Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--Missouri--Saint Louis--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

Buildings.

Saint Louis (Mo.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Guidebooks.

Saint Louis (Mo.).

Saint Louis (Mo.)--Guidebooks.

Saint Louis (Mo.)--Description and travel.

Missouri--Saint Louis.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2023.

Summary:

Take an Historic Tour through the Gateway City St, Louis is well known for its stunning arch that represents the Gateway to the West. But the city has many more exciting landmarks and historic sites that offer a glimpse into the past. Join Author Vicki Berger Erwin as she guides you through the rich past of an iconic city.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Prehistory

Mastodon State Historic Site

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Sugar Loaf Mound

2. Discovery And Founding Of St. Louis

The Founding of St. Louis

The Battle of St. Louis: The Westernmost Battle of the Revolutionary War

The Old Cathedral

Fort San Carlos

3. Road To Statehood

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Rose Philippine Duchesne

Statehood for the Missouri Territory

The Historic Daniel Boone Home at Lindenwood Park

Camp Dubois (Lewis and Clark State Historic Site)

Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center

Fort Belle Fontaine

Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

4. Statehood To Civil War

The First State Capital

Furs, Trails and Steamboats

A Young Army Officer Comes to Town

Disease and Disasters

Dred and Harriet Scott

The Civil War

First Missouri State Capitol Historic Site

Jefferson Barracks

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Old Ordnance Room Museum

Powder Magazine Room Museum

Missouri Civil War Museum

Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum

Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum

St. Louis Arsenal

Lyon Park

Soulard Market

Mary Meacham Freedom Crossing

Old Courthouse

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (White Haven)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery

The Campbell House Museum

Chatillon-DeMenil House

Eugene Field House

St. Francis Xavier College Church

The Shrine of St. Joseph

Mercantile Library

5. St. Louis And Beer

Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Lemp Mansion

Grant's Farm

6. Post-Civil War St. Louis

Compton Heights

Forest Park

Missouri History Museum

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center

Missouri Botanical Garden

St. Louis Public Library.

Tower Grove Park

Hawken House

Samuel Cupples House

St. Louis Union Station

Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

7. When The World Came To St. Louis: 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

The World's Fair Pavilion

8. After The Fair

St. Louis Art Museum

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

The Muny

St. Louis Zoo

Shelley House

Gateway Arch National Park

Soldiers Memorial Military Museum

The Fabulous Fox Theatre

National Museum of Transportation

St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Laumeier Sculpture Park

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Griot Museum of Black History and Culture

National Blues Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright Homes in St. Louis

9. St. Louis Neighborhoods

Benton Park

Bevo Mill

Carondelet

Central West End

Clayton/Tamm (Dogtown)

Columbus Square

Grand Center

Downtown

The Hill

Lafayette Square

Shaw

10. Local Historical Societies In The St. Louis Metro Area

Bibliography

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Berger Erwin, Vicki History Lover's Guide to St. Louis, A

ISBN:

9781439677032

1439677034

OCLC:

1370494713