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23Aug
Joseph Charless
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Joseph Charless 1772–1834 Newspaper Editor" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632835625889{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632835647988{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Joseph Charless fled to America…...
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23Aug
Samuel Cupples
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Samuel Cupples 1831–1912 Businessman" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632491463582{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632491484421{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Samuel Cupples (1831-1912) arrived in St.…...
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23Aug
James B. Eads
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="John J. Mitchell 1813–1903 Transportation Leader" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632835466755{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632835482670{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]The Eads Bridge, completed…...
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23Aug
David Rowland Francis
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="David Rowland Francis 1850–1927 Political Dignitary" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632839026304{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632839053568{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]As a young man,…...
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23Aug
Frederick Dozier Gardner
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Frederick Dozier Gardner 1869–1933 Governor of Missouri" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632834905339{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632834928049{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]At the age…...
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23Aug
Samuel Gaty
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Samuel Gaty 1811–1887 Steamboat Machinery Manufacturer" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632834250862{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632834273629{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Mr. Gaty was the…...
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23Aug
Samuel Hawken
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Samuel Hawken 1792–1884 Gunsmith" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632836090286{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632836120815{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]The “Hawken Rifle” made by gunsmith…...
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23Aug
Hills Obelisk
[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Hills Obelisk" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632751008023{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632751023404{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]This granite obelisk is the tallest in St.…...
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