St. Louis, City / Town in Missouri
St. Louis

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St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America's westward expansion in general. Laclede's Landing (shown here), colloquially "the Landing", marks the northern part of the original settlement founded by the Frenchman Pierre Laclède, whose landing on the riverside the placename commemorates. The district is the only remaining section of St. Louis' 19th-century commercial riverfront.

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Quick Facts

Notable for: boundaries established in 1876 upon separation from St Louis County

Founded: 1764

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Trips featuring St. Louis

Route map for Historic Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica

Historic Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica

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