Dutchtown South Historic District
Bounded by S. Grand Blvd., Delor & Liberty Sts., Alabama, Virginia & Bingham Aves., Saint Louis, MO Local significance of the district: Community Planning And Development
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Pony Express, a mail delivery service that operated from 1860 to 1861, had a route that went through Missouri. The service used a network of riders and relay stations to transport mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in just 10 days.