Fun Reading - Interesting Facts about St. Louis in its History

St. Louis is second largest and an independent city in Missouri, United States. The total population of the city is about 354,361. There is a big history behind St. Louis city and let us know some of the most interesting facts about St. Louis history.

St. Louis City Info @ Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri

In the year 1703, St. Louis was founded by Ezekiel St. Louis, is a fur trapper, who was about to found the great city of Kansas Territory, however he did not make it far enough west. The city is pronounced as sa(n) LOO-ee, which is actually French vowels.

Interesting Facts about St. Louis @ ofmildinterest blogspot

http://ofmildinterest.blogspot.com/2007/06/fun-facts-about-st-louis-missouri.html

The city of St. Louis is in its current location since the founder of the City, Pierre Laclede Liguest, selected this region to set up his fur trading post therefore it would not be subject to flooding, however would have the central location.

Physical Growth of the City of Saint Louis

http://stlouis.missouri.org/heritage/History69/

The City of St. Louis was found in November 1763, Pierre Laclede Liguest and his traders from the Orleans settled and what is now is called as Walnut Street.

St. Louis was actually a river city, and it so developed in response to its connection to the river. Development, mainly economic development, gathered around the settlement Mississippi River bank on what was known as 'the levee' and now it is called as 'the landing'. The settlement started to increase rapidly after the word arrived that the Treaty of Paris of1763 had given the Britain all the site of the east Mississippi, and in the year 1765, St. Louis was made the capital of the Upper Louisiana.