St. Louis County, Missouri
Affton High School
Alswel
Archambault House
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
Atwood, John C. and Georgie, House
Aubuchon, August, House
Aubuchon, Baptiste G., House
B'Nai Amoona Synogogue
Ball-Essen Farmstead Historic District
Bank of St. Ann
Barretts Tunnels
Barteau House
Barton House
Bassett, Dr. Samuel A., Office and Residence
Bayley, Romanzo N., House
Bellecourt Apartments
Bennett Avenue Historic District
Benoist, Louis Auguste, House
Beverly Theater
Big Chief Restaurant
Bissell, Gen. Daniel, House
Blake, John P. and Dora, House
Bockwrath-Wiese House
Bopp, William, House
Bouas House
Brentmoor Park, Brentmoor and Forest Ridge District
Burkhardt Historic District
Burkhardt Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Cape, Dr. Leander W., Buildings
Carney-Keightley House
Carrswold Historic District
Casa Alvarez
Central Webster Historic District
Charbonier Bluff
Church Street Commercial District
Clarke, Judge Enos, House
Claverach Park
Coldwater Cemetery
Comfort, James H. and Marietta, House
Coral Court Motel
Cori House
Cragwold
Curtiss-Wright Aeroplane Factory
Czufin, Rudolph and Dorothy C., House
Des Peres Presbyterian Church
Donaldson Court Apartments
Douglas House
Downtown Kirkwood Historic District
Downtown YMCA Building
Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Historic District
Dreer, Dr. Herman S., House
East Monroe Historic District
Fairfax House
Farmers State Bank of Chesterfield
Ferguson School Central School
Ferguson, Charles W., House
Fishback, George W. and Virginia, House
Franklin School
Garrett, Louisa, House
Glen Echo Historic District
Goldbeck House
Gorlock Building
Grace Episcopal Church
Gravois-Jefferson Streetcar Suburb Historic District
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Historic District
Haarstick-Whittemore Houses
Halsey, Egbert W., Cottage
Hammerman, Harry, House
Hampton Park
Hanley, Martin Franklin, House
Hanson House
Hawken House
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Elementary School
Henry Avenue Historic District
Hi-Pointe-De Mun Historic District
Hi-Pointe-De Mun Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Hubecky House
Hunt, Wilson Price, House
J. Milton Turner School
Jefferson Barracks Historic District
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson-Argonne Historic District
Keith, David, House
Kirkwood Missouri Pacific Depot
Koch, Robert, Hospital
Kramer House
Kraus, Russell and Ruth Goetz, House
Kreienkamp Store
Kuehn House
Ladue Estates
Lance House
Laramie, Marcus, House
Larimore, Wilson, House
Lee, Robert E., Hotel
Link, Theodore, Historic Buildings
Long, William, Log House
Lyceum, The
Manchester Methodist Episcopal Church
Maplewood Commercial Historic District at Manchester and Sutton
Maplewood Historic Commercial District
Marshall Place Historic District
Maryland Terrace Historic District
McGarry House
McLagan, Lizzie, House
McMullen, Patrick and Moire, House
McPherson-Holland House
Meramec River U.S. Bridge - J421
Meyer House
Missouri Electric Light and Power Co.
Missouri Pacifc Building
Moellring, Frank, House
Moller House
Moorlands Addition Apartment District
Mount Hope Cemetery
Mudd's Grove
Murphy, Joseph and Ann, Residence
Myers, John B., House
Myers, John B., House and Barn (Boundary Increase)
Narrow Gauge Railroad Station
New Mount Sinai Cemetery
Nicolay House
Nims Mansion
Nipher, Prof. Frances e., House
North Taylor Avenue Historic District
Norwood Hills Country Club
Old Ferguson West Historic District
Old Stone Church
Old Webster Historic District
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Orrville Historic District
Osage Hills School
Parkview Historic District
Pasadena Hills Historic District
Patterson, Elisha and Lucy, Farmstead Historic District
Payne-Gentry House
Peters House
Pine Lawn Carriage House
Plant, Samuel, House
Pond School
Price School
Pruitt School
Pundt Brothers-Garavaglia Grocery Buildings
Ramsey Accessories Manufacturing Corporation
Rannells, Charles S. and Mary Warder, House
Reber Place Historic District
Red Cedar Inn
Reeb House
Richter, Theodore and Lena, House
Rickelman House
Ripple, Otto, Agency
Robinson, George R. and Elsie, House
Rock House, Edgewood Children's Center
Rockwood Court Apartments
Rott School
Sappington, Joseph, House
Sappington, Thomas J., House
Sappington, Zephaniah, House
Saratoga Lanes Building
Schmidt House
Schoonover House
Seed, Miles A., Carriage House
Seven Gables Building
Shanley Building
Smith House
St. Ferdinand Central Historic District
St. Ferdinand's Shrine Historic District
St. Stanislaus Seminary
St. Vincent's Hospital
Stockstrom, Charles, House
Stroer House
Sutter-Meyer House
Taille de Noyer
Taylor-Olive Building
Tebeau House
Tebeau, Marvin, House
Thornhill
Tilles, Rosalie, Park
Tolhurst, G.W., House
Tuxedo Park Christian Church
Tuxedo Park Station
U.S. Army Publications Distribution Center
University City Education District
University City Plaza
University Heights Subdivision Number One
Unsell, Elijah J., House
Way, James W. and Mary, House
Webster College-Eden Theological Seminary Collegiate District
Webster Park Residential Historic District
White Haven; Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Wildwood House
Wilkinson School
Withington House
Wydown-Forsyth District
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100th Anniversary of Kappa Sigma at Washington University
13 Air Force
1935 Frisco Caboose
417 Bomb Group AAF
4th Marine Division
56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial
66 Park-In Theater
82nd Airborne Infantry Division US Army
A Community within a Community / ~150 Years Ago—Contraband
A Longstanding, Strategically Central Military Post
A Place Called Home / ~150 Years Ago—Petersburg
A Slave Plantation
A Triumph Of Valor
A "Key" from the pastÂ…
A.E. Hotchner
ACFX #26640
Agnes Moorehead
Al Hirschfeld
Albert King
All Sea Service Women
Alt School House
Ambushed Patrol
Archie Moore
Army Air Forces
Arthur Bangert
Arthur Holly Compton
Auguste Chouteau
Barry Commoner
Barry-Wehmiller Pavilion
Beacon Car Wash
Betty Grable
Bill Mauldin
Bob Costas
Bob Gibson
Branch Rickey
Buddy Ebsen
Carl & Gerty Cori
Catherine "Kay" Spring
Chain Of Rocks Bridge
Changes at White Haven / ~150 Years Ago - Grants Horses
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Castello
Charles Eames
Charles Guggenheim
Charles M. Russell
Charlotte Ballard
Christopher & Mary Ann Hawken Home
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Citizens National Bank
Civil War Destruction
Civil War Memorial
Civil War Union Women Memorial
Clarence Barbre
Clark Terry
Clester Cabin
Combat Wounded Veterans
Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery
Conway House
Cool Papa Bell
Coral Court
Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park - Water Trail
Creve Coeur Lake Streetcar
Crossing the River
Dan Dierdorf
Dave Garroway
David Francis
David L. Reynolds
David Merrick
David Sanborn
Davis House
Dedicated to World Peace
Dedicated to World Peace
Des Peres Park
Des Peres Presbyterian Church
Destroyer Escort and A.P.D. Sailors
Dick Gregory
Dick Weber
Died in Helicopter Crash
Dizzy Dean
Donald L. Bond
Donald R. Zykan, Sr.
Douglas Aircraft C-47A Transport
Douglass School
Dred & Harriet Scott
Dripping Springs
Dwight Davis
Early Owners of the Farm
Early Visitors
Ed Macauley
Elijah Lovejoy
Empire Supply
Ernest Trova
Eugene Field
Evarts Graham
Fairfax House
Fallen Heroes Memorial
Fallen Marines and FMF Corpsmen Hero Memorial
Father Dickson Cemetery
Fenton
First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie
First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood
Flat Gravesite Markers
Florissant
Fontella Bass
Fort Belle Fontaine
Francis Field and Gymnasium
Francis Olympic Field
Francois Dunegant dit Borosier
Frank B. Korte / Josephine "Jo" Korte
From Humble Beginnings, a World Class Street Is Born!
Fun Fair Park
George Sisler
Gerald Early
Gerald Gordon
Gocke House
Grace A. Zykan
Grace Bumbry
Grant's Departure / ~150 Years Ago
Grant's Trail: Sappington House and Father Dickson Cemetery
Gravois Creek Greenway - Clydesdale Park
Green Haven?
Greentree Park and Meramec Greenway
Gregorie Aubuchon
Ground-breaking!
Gyo Obata
Hackmann Cabin
Halsey C. Ives Mansion
Hanley-Clayton Donation Helps Establish the St. Louis County Seat
Harold Ramis
Harold "Hal" Schuchmann
Harriet Robinson Scott
Harriett Woods
Harriett Woods
Harry Caray
Harugari Cemetery
Henry Armstrong
Henry Avenue
Henry Christian Werth
Henry F. Hendel
Henry F. Koch
Henry Shaw
Henry Townsend
Henry Wallis House
Historic Black Churches in Webster Groves
Historic Father Dickson Cemetery
Historic Hanley House
Historic Quinette Cemetery
Historic Shrewsbury, Missouri
Hoch House
Howard Nemerov
Icehouse
Ike Turner
Illinois Terminal Neon Sign
In Honor of all Eureka Residents who Served Their Country
In Memory of August A. Busch, Jr.
In Memory of the Unknown Dead
Indian Army
Irma Rombauer
J. Milton Turner School
Jack Buck
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Smith
James (Jay) Russell
James B. Eads
James E. Fischer
James J. Eagan
James R. Shanks, Chaplain, 1st. Lt.
James "Jay" Russell
Jay B. Smith Funeral Home
Jay Gould and the Missouri Pacific
Jefferson Barracks
Jefferson Barracks - A River Flowing Through Time
Jefferson Barracks - At the Confluence of American History
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Old Ordnance Room
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Powder Magazine Museum, Memorial Walk
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Tent City
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Visitors Center, Laborer House and Stable
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - World War II Reception Center #1772
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site North Gate
Jefferson Barracks Historic Site Old Guard Monument and Powder Magazine Patio
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jimmy Connors
Joe Garagiola
John A. Ortwig
John Danforth
John Goodman
John H. "Johnny" Londoff, Sr.
John Hartford
John M. & Pearl Dooley
John Mullanphy
Johnnie Johnson
Joseph Peters
Joseph Pulitzer
Josephine Baker
Judge Timothy W. Kelly, Sr.
Jules ONeil
Kalb Electric
Kate Chopin
Katherine Dunham
Katz Drug Store
Kay Thompson
Kenneth J. "Ken" Otto
Kevin Kline
Khe Sanh Veterans Memorial
Killed - Aircraft Accident - Alaska
Killed in Action
Killed in Aircraft
Killed in Crash
Killed in Vietnam October 8, 1969
Kirkwood City Council Shooting Memorial
Kirkwood Depot
Lackland / Baker Mansion
Lake School
Lake Sherwood
Leonard Slatkin
Lewis and Clark
Lime Kiln
Lloyd Lionel Gaines
Lockheed T-33 A Shooting Star
Longwood — The "Hancock Place"
Lou Brock
Lowell E. Girardier
Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept
Marianne Moore
Marlin Perkins
Marsha Mason
Martha Gellhorn
Mary Engelbreit
Mary Lee Payne Gentry
Mary Wickes
Masters & Johnson
Maya Angelou
MCHX #117
Medium Towed Howitzer, 155mm
Meramec Greenway - Flat Creek Trail at Kircher Park
Meramec Greenway - Flat Creek Trail at Lions Park
Meramec Greenway - Lower Meramec Park
Meramec River Greenway - Fenton City Park
Meramec River Greenway - Unger Park
Meramec River Greenway - Winter Park
Mercury Spacecraft MA-6, 1962
Mertz Log Home
Michael Joseph Blassie
Michael McDonald
Mike Peters
Miles A. Seed Carriage House
Miles Davis
Minnesota Civil War Memorial
Missouri Military Memorial
MKT #1
Mona Van Duyn
Museum of Transportation - A Layout of the Land
Narrow Gauge
Navy Seabees
Nelly
New Buildings for White Haven
Old Burying Ground
Old Log Cabin
Old St. Ferdinand Shrine
Old Trails Historical Society
Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm
Original Site of Cold Water Church
Ortmann Funeral Home
Outbuildings / ~150 Years Ago—Colored Troops
Outdoor Kitchen & Hired Man's Room
Overland Historical Society and Log House
Overland Manor
Ozzie Smith
Patrick G. Click, Sr.
Paul C. Reinert, S.J.
Paul F. Detrick, Sr.
Paul J. Kohnen
Peter Raven
Philip A. "Phil" Foeller
Phyllis Diller
Pierre Laclede
Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J.
Pilot Wheel from the Steamer Capital (1879-1945)
Pitman Arms from S.S. Admiral
Power Substation
Project Gemini
Quinette Cemetery
Randolph Laughlin House
Red Cedar Inn, Pacific, Missouri
Red Schoendienst
Redd Foxx
Remembering the Achievements of James P. Kirkwood
Remembering Their Sacrifices
Rev. John Clark
Rev. Sir Moses Dickson
Richard A. Hudlin and Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. and the Bennett Avenue Historic District
Richard "Dick" A. Weber
Ridley Pearson
Riot in the Tunnels
Rita Ann Moellering
Robert G. Lowery, Sr.
Robert Guillaume
Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Rogers Hornsby
Rosemary Straub Davison
Saint Louis
Saint Louis County
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Sally Benson
Saratoga Lanes
SBIX #1634
Scheidt Hardware
Scott Joplin
Sellenriek Barn
Service Roster
Sgt. 1st Class Charles F. Prevedel
Shelley Winters
Sidney R. Garrett
Simpson Park and the Meramec River Greenway
Site of Appel House
Site of Buck School
Site of Caleb Baldwin House
Site of Charles / James Loring House
Site of Daniel Boone's Cabin
Site of First Parachute Jump
Site of Frank Spencer House
Site of Grace Van Studiford House
Site of John and Elizabeth Smith Farmhouse
Site of John Ball Homestead
Site of Lackland Avenue School
Site of Twelve Mile Inn
Site of William Walton House
SL-SF#3000
Slaves Only
Smoke House
Spanish Lake
Spanish Land Grant
St. Charles Rock Road
St. Ferdinand III of Castile
St. Joe Minerals Corporation Shovel
St. Vincent Greenway - University of Missouri - St. Louis
Stan Musial
Stan Musial
Stanley Elkin
Sunnen Products Company
Sunset Greenway
Susan Blow
Tappmeyer Homestead
Tennessee Williams
The Barn Center
The Chosin Few
The Community, Churches, and Schools of the Hadley Township Neighborhood
The Era of Abuse Through Use
The Gasconade Bridge Disaster
The Growth of a Neighborhood
The H.T. Pott Towboat
The Hanley Farm, Past and Present
The Historic Parade Ground
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri
The Magazine Building
The Missouri Pacific Today...
The Old Stone Church
The Overland Trail
The Pacific Railroad Controversy
The Pacific Railroad of Missouri: Audacious Dreams & Harsh Realities
The Push Poles and Poling
The Roads to White Haven
The Rock House
The Rock House/Edgewood Children's Center
The Rockettes
The Sellers Turntable
The Twillman House
The Wedge
The White Haven Estate: Other Houses
The Working Farm
The "Katy Flyer"
Theodore Link
Third Infantry Division - U.S. Army
This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Sappington House
Thornhill
Tina Turner
To The Confederate Dead 1861 - 1865
To Those Who Gave Their Lives In The Struggle For Freedom
Tom Eagleton
Tow Boat H.T. Pott
Trolleys, Cars and Carriages. Oh My!
TTOX #130059
U.S. Army Air Forces Air Crash Victims May 13, 1945
U.S. Grant: The St. Louis Years
U.S. Submariners Lost in World War II
Ulysses S. Grant
UMSL Commons
United States Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
URTX #37144
UTLX #14387
UTLX #3882
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Path of Honor
Veteran's Memorial
VFW Post 3500 War Memorial
Victims of the Japanese Massacre
Vietnam
Vincent Price
Virginia Mayo
Visit The Loop!
Walker Evans
Walter H. LePere
Welcome to Fort Belle Fontaine
West Barretts Tunnel
What Does "Bi-Polar" Mean?
What Is Standard Gauge?
What's in a Name?
White Haven
White Haven's Outbuildings
Who Is Owney The Dog?
Wildwood Estate
William B. Ittner
William Burroughs
William Campbell House
William Clark
William Danforth
William Gass
William Greenleaf Eliot
William Heidbrink & Clarence A. Fritz Building
William Inge
William T. Sherman
William "Bill" Clay
Willie Mae Ford Smith
Working Plantation / ~150 Years Ago - Emancipation
World War I, St. Louis Veterans, Court of Honor
World War II Memorial
World War II Merchant Marine Seamen and Navy Armed Guard Memorial
WWII M4A3E8 Sherman Tank
Yogi Berra
"Black Diamond"
"Daniel Nason"
"The Tower"
Throughout the 19th century, St. Louis County experienced rapid growth and development. The area became a key trade and transportation hub due to its strategic location along the Mississippi River. The construction of the Erie Canal and later the railroad network further facilitated trade and led to increased industrialization. In the mid-1800s, St. Louis County witnessed an influx of immigrants, particularly from Germany and Ireland, who contributed to the cultural diversity and economic prosperity of the region.
During the 20th century, St. Louis County continued to evolve. The county experienced suburbanization and population growth, as many residents moved out of the city of St. Louis to seek a quieter suburban lifestyle. This trend was accompanied by the development of new residential communities, shopping centers, and infrastructure. However, this increased suburbanization also led to racial segregation and socioeconomic disparities.
In recent years, St. Louis County has faced various social and economic challenges. The county has been a focal point for civil rights movements and protests against racial injustice, highlighted by the events that unfolded in Ferguson in 2014. Efforts have been made to address these issues and promote inclusivity and equality. St. Louis County remains an important economic and cultural center in the Midwest, and its history continues to shape its present and future.
Brief timeline of the history of St. Louis County, Missouri:
- 1764 - St. Louis County is established by the French, becoming part of the Louisiana Territory.
- 1804 - The area is acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
- 1812 - St. Louis County is organized as a county within the Missouri Territory.
- 1822 - St. Louis County becomes part of the newly established state of Missouri.
- 1876 - The city of St. Louis secedes from the county, forming an independent city.
- 1950s-1960s - Suburbanization begins in St. Louis County, leading to rapid population growth.
- 2014 - Protests erupt in response to the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis County.
This timeline provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of St. Louis County, Missouri.