Happy 248th birthday, St. Louis! The city was founded Feb. 15, 1764, when Pierre Laclede sent Auguste Chouteau, 14, and 30 workers upstream to begin clearing land. There was nothing momentous about the founding day, just he wielding of crude iron tools. Laclede joined them in April and named the village after St. Louis (French King Louis IX), patron saint of the reigning king of France, Louis XV.
248th birthday, St. Louis. The city was founded Feb. 15, 1764, when Pierre Laclede sent Auguste Chouteau, 14, and 30...
Happy Birthday STL!
home sweet home :-)