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    East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is directly across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and...
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    The East St. Louis massacre was a series of violent attacks on African Americans by white Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, between late May and...
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    1896 St. LouisEast St. Louis tornado (great cyclone) was a historic tornado that caused severe damage to downtown St. Louis, Missouri, East St. Louis, Illinois...
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  • in East St. Louis, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from East St. Louis, Illinois. Spangenburg...
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    Mississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. It is located on the St. Louis riverfront between Laclede's Landing...
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  • East Saint Louis Senior High School is the only high school located in East St. Louis, Illinois. The school serves about 1,438 students in grades 9 to...
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  • The Metro East is an urban area in Southern Illinois, United States that contains the eastern and northern suburbs and exurbs of St. Louis, Missouri. It...
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    St. Clair County is the ninth most populous county in Illinois. Located directly east of St. Louis, the county is part of the Metro East region of the...
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  • Thumbnail for East St. Louis Lincoln High School
    East St. Louis Lincoln High School was a high school in East St. Louis, Illinois. It was established in 1909 as a school for blacks and consolidated with...
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    the French Illinois Country. In 1804, the United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In the 19th century, St. Louis developed...
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    business routes in the entire metro St. Louis area. A separate Business US 66 existed in the East St. Louis, Illinois area. In 1939, US 66 was routed over...
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    of Illinois that connects St. Louis, Missouri, to the Chicago metropolitan area. It enters the state from Missouri near East St. Louis, Illinois, and...
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    to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Intermediate destinations include downtown Clayton, Forest Park, and downtown St. Louis. It is the only U.S. light...
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    Mississippi River. The 1927 St. LouisEast St. Louis tornado was a powerful and devastating tornado that struck St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, September 29...
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  • East St. Louis School District 189 is a public school district headquartered in the city of East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. In addition to East...
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    St. Louis is the 21st-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois....
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  • East St. Louis Community College Center (ESLCCC) serves as host to Illinois community colleges operating satellite campuses in the city of East St. Louis...
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    The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District is a historic commercial district in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The district includes 35 buildings...
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  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. Located within the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, SIUE...
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  • Thumbnail for Majestic Theatre (East St. Louis)
    historic movie theater located at 240–246 Collinsville Ave. in East St. Louis, Illinois. Built in 1928, the theater replaced a 1907 theater which had burned...
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  • St. Louis Riot may refer to The Camp Jackson Affair in St. Louis, Missouri in 1861 The East St. Louis Riot in East St. Louis, Illinois in 1917 The 2017...
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  • Look up Saint-Louis or St. Louis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saint Louis, Saint-Louis or St. Louis commonly refers to: Louis IX of France, King...
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  • districts in East Saint Louis, Illinois in the late 20th century. The State Community College of East Saint Louis was formed around 1969 by the Illinois General...
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    Mississippi River to reach East St. Louis, Illinois, and then used Terminal Railroad Association trackage rights into St. Louis. The Cotton Belt operated...
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  • Thumbnail for Broadview Hotel (East St. Louis, Illinois)
    Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 415 E. Broadway in East St. Louis, Illinois. The Classical Revival hotel was constructed in 1927. From its...
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  • National City was a suburb of East St. Louis, Illinois. Incorporated in 1907, it was a company town for the St. Louis National Stockyards Company. In...
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  • Thumbnail for East St. Louis and Suburban Railway
    The East St. Louis and Suburban Railway was an interurban railroad that operated in Illinois. It served Madison County, St. Clair County, and Monroe County...
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  • Thumbnail for MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis)
    that connects St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois over the Mississippi River. The bridge was initially called the "St. Louis Municipal Bridge"...
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    in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, founded as a colonial French mission in 1689. Located east of the Mississippi River in the Greater St. Louis...
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    to Chicago and a southern one through Indianapolis, Indiana, to East St. Louis, Illinois. The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad was chartered February 24...
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