The second steamboat to ever be in St. Louis arrived on this date. It was the steamboat Constitution.
This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.Missouri History Today
October 7, 1817
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