St. Louis: Quick Facts

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Aerial view of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, rising beside the Mississippi River with bridges and cityscape in the background.

Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904

map of St. Louis, Missouri, c. 1900

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View of the courthouse plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, with the domed Old Courthouse centered below the Gateway Arch and surrounded by modern office buildings.

Aerial view of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, with the Gateway Arch casting a large shadow over a park and the Old Courthouse visible among tall buildings.

Washington University in St. Louis

Saint Louis University

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