What was the Battle of St. Louis?
Apr 26, 2022
2 minutes
Illustration by Britt Spence
Gateway Arch welcomed visitors to St. Louis, a tower and a trench located in the same area were used to keep visitors out. In 1780, St. Louis was a modest fur-trading village under Spanish rule. Its local leader, Fernando de Leyba, was an officer in the Spanish Army whose cold
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