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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million (equivalent to $509 million in 2023) [ 1 ] were used to finance the event.
History of St. Louis. The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1866 to 1904 was marked by rapid growth. Its population increased, making it the country's fourth-largest city after New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. [ 1] It also saw rapid development of heavy industry, infrastructure, and transportation.
Buckeye Manufacturing Company manufacturing the Lambert automobiles in mass-production assembly line. The Lambert Automobile Company belonged under the umbrella of the Buckeye Manufacturing Company conglomerate group. It produced an average of 2,000 vehicles per year between 1906 and 1910, with 500 employees (and hiring more workers each year).
The J.J. Uplinger store. That’s apparently Jacob J. Uplinger (1853-1938) standing outside his general store at 10 N. Main St. in Munroe Falls.
S. St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Osgood, Ohio) Sam Fox Publishing Company. Schwebel's Bakery. Shiloh Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Spangler Candy Company.
The history of St. Louis began with the settlement of the area by Native American mound builders who lived as part of the Mississippian culture from the 9th century to the 15th century, followed by other migrating tribal groups. Starting in the late 17th century, French explorers arrived. Spain took over in 1763 and a trading company led by ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar. Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child.
The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1905 to 1980 saw declines in population and economic basis, particularly after World War II. Although St. Louis made civic improvements in the 1920s and enacted pollution controls in the 1930s, suburban growth accelerated and the city population fell dramatically from the 1950s to the 1980s.