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The Confluence (2009-2020)

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2019

St. Louis Historic Markers Program

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“To Preserve The Historic Lore For Which St. Louis Is Famous”: The St. Louis Historic Markers Program And The Construction Of Community Historical Memory, Bryan Jack Nov 2019

“To Preserve The Historic Lore For Which St. Louis Is Famous”: The St. Louis Historic Markers Program And The Construction Of Community Historical Memory, Bryan Jack

The Confluence (2009-2020)

Starting in the 1930s, the City of St. Louis began marking historic sites with a collection of signs for sites to draw attention to community memory. In this article, Bryan Jack investigates these signs and their meaning in downtown St. Louis.