Missouri History Today December 4, 1877: St. Louis County Chooses Its Seat
Missouri History Today December 4, 1877: St. Louis County Chooses Its Seat
Missouri History Today August 22, 1876: Vote Fractures St. Louis City And County
Missouri History Today August 22, 1876: Vote Fractures St. Louis City And County
Sunny Sunflowers!
Late July is the prime time to go see beautiful, sunny, sunflowers. They are glorious to look at and they make bees, other pollinators, and deer happy. Take a day trip to see thousands of these bright, colorful flowers and hear the buzzing of the bees.
Visit Northeast Missouri’s Hidden Gems
We searched every corner of Missouri for hidden gems and thanks to our Missouri Life Ambassadors, we found one in each county: 114 of them! Here we explore places in Northeast Missouri that are ideal for your next day trip.
Flooding of the Meramec River
On December 6, 1982, over 10,000 homes were under water in the areas of Fenton and Pacific. The Meramec River was out of its banks and even closed Interstate 44 in St. Louis County.
Lewis and Clark Camped by the Meramec River
On November 30, 1803, Lewis and Clark camped just north of the Meramec River in what is now St. Louis County.
The Great Olympic Marathon debacle
On August 30, 1904, the Great Olympic Marathon debacle unfolds at the Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo.
Let the Olympic Games begin!
St. Louis really had the world’s attention during the summer of 1904 as it hosted not only the World’s Fair but also the Games of the III Olympiad. On August 29, 1904, the Olympics Games officially begin in St. Louis.
October 1, 1812
The first meeting of the general assembly of the Missouri Territory took place, which named the five original counties: St. Louis, St. Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, and New Madrid.