Pierre Laclede - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 37.649 W 090° 11.989
15S E 743760 N 4279159
Statue of Pierre Laclede, founder of St. Louis, located near St. Louis City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMJMW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2006
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This statue of Pierre Laclede was created by George Julian Zolnay, in 1912. One of the inscriptions on base of the statue reads, "Laclede Founder of St. Louis 1764." Another reads "Pierre deLaclede Liguest, born Bedous France, 1724, died on the bank of the Mississippi River, 1778.". On the third it reads, "St. Louis, Founded by Laclede in 1764, Incorporated as a town 1809, Incorporated as a city 1823." The website listed below gives some insight in to the life of Pierre Laclede.
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