Saint Louis (MO) city

Saint Louis city i Missouri i USA

Arkiv: St. Louis City, Missouri Genealogy
Länk: St. Louis, List of neighborhoods of St. Louis

St. Louis was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, who named it for Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain. In 1800, it was retroceded to France, which sold it three years later to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
In the 19th century, St. Louis became a major port on the Mississippi River; from 1870 until the 1920 census, it was the fourth-largest city in the country. It separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries.

Saint Louis är även den farligaste staden i USA med 64,9 mord per 100 000 invånare och år.