The City of Mounds: St Louis. Old World Images (1848-1899) Pre Reset / Cyclone of 1896 / New France

Howdy ya’ll. Today we will be diving right back into the Old World Series of videos where I discuss the oldest and most influential cities from pre-1900.

This video is a real doozy, as we will be discussing St. Louis, Missouri. Originally a settlement of the Louisiana Territory, St. Louis was known as the city of mounds until the the end of the 19th century, showcasing over two dozen ancient Native American earthworks.

Today we will discuss how the landscape transitioned from Massive Earthworks into the modern day city we see in the late 1800’s. We will also discuss New France, American Gold and Jewels, The Great Fire of 1849, The Great Cyclone of 1896, and other more interesting concepts.

The main focus of this video will be the roughly 100 unique images of St. Louis I have unearthed. These photographs will be from 1848-1899, and the absolute oldest photographs of St. Louis one could see.

This will only be part one of a larger series on St. Louis - in part two we will focus exclusively on the 1904 World’s Fair and 1904 Summer Olympics, of which I have obtained nearly 200 really remarkable and rare photographs. So make sure to join me in the coming days for Part Two. But for now, without further ado, sit back, relax, and enjoy Part One: a brief history of St. Louis accompanied by the oldest known photographs of St. Louis in existence, from the years 1848 through 1899.

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