Henry Flad, Engineer Behind Forest Park & the Eads Bridge, is Born: July 30, 1824
Henry Flad was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, on this date in 1824. Flad was a prominent civil engineer whose work significantly impacted infrastructure development in St. Louis and the rest of the US.
April 5, 1798
The first settlement to be founded away from a river, the mining town of Potosi was begun on this day.
August 21, 1813
Washington County—whose largest city is Potosi—was established. The county has more than 10 times the population it did then, with a population topping more than 25,000.