A report on St. Louis
Second-largest city in Missouri.
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Freedom suit
2 linksFreedom suits were lawsuits in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States filed by slaves against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom, often based on descent from a free maternal ancestor, or time held as a resident in a free state or territory.
Freedom suits were lawsuits in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States filed by slaves against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom, often based on descent from a free maternal ancestor, or time held as a resident in a free state or territory.
In Saint Louis, Missouri, records of nearly 300 petition cases have been found that were filed between 1807 and 1860, and in Washington, D.C., nearly 500 petition cases were filed in the same period.
Old Courthouse (St. Louis)
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The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1 linksOne of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the United States' central bank.
One of 12 regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the United States' central bank.
Located in downtown St. Louis, the St. Louis Fed is the headquarters of the Eighth Federal Reserve District, which includes the state of Arkansas and portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, the eastern half of Missouri and West Tennessee.
Baltimore Orioles
8 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
As one of the American League's eight charter teams in 1901, the franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis, Missouri, to become the St. Louis Browns in 1902.
Louisiana Purchase
8 linksThe acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
On March 9 and 10, 1804, another ceremony, commemorated as Three Flags Day, was conducted in St. Louis, to transfer ownership of Upper Louisiana from Spain to France, and then from France to the United States.
Laclede's Landing, St. Louis
3 linksLaclede's Landing, colloquially "the Landing", is a small urban historic district in St. Louis, Missouri.
Fort de Chartres
4 linksFrench fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois.
French fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois.
Located on the floodplain area that became known as the American Bottom, the site is south of modern St. Louis.
St. Louis Rams
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The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team that played in St. Louis from 1995 until the end of the 2015 season, before relocating back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from the 1946 season to the 1994 season.
Sigma-Aldrich
0 linksAmerican chemical, life science and biotechnology company, owned by Merck KGaA.
American chemical, life science and biotechnology company, owned by Merck KGaA.
The company is headquartered in St. Louis and has operations in approximately 40 countries.
The Dome at America's Center
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The Dome at America's Center is a multi-purpose stadium used for concerts, major conventions and sporting events in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States.