51 episodes
News 11 Remembers: St. Louis History KPLR
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This series of short shows will make you an expert on the place that started as Mound City and became the Gateway to the West. Explore the people and events that shaped history in the Midwest.
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St. Louis' legal prostitution and The Social Evils Hospital
In 1870 the city of St. Louis passed a law which allowed prostitution. The ordinance also created something else, the social evil hospital.
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William McChesney Martin - Longest serving fed chairman
Though he would be known for many things as the chairman of the federal reserve. He was known as a staunch guardian against inflation. Calling himself "the host who removes the punchbowl just as the party starts."
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William Bixby's House
His 45 room Victorian mansion was his. But, he is not the man who built it.
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Why part of the War of 1812 was fought in Missouri
While those battles were small and brief. They did leave their mark on local history.
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This Civil War sword tells a story of defeat
A damaged sword carried in a famous St. Louis battle tells the story of a defeat felt deeply by the man who carried it.
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The Story of St. Louis' tap water
A little more than a century ago St. Louis water was the color of the river it came from. Until something came to town that changed everything.