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Why is St. Louis called the Gateway to the West? |
Travel Info Why is St. Louis called the Gateway to the West? Travel Tips Early expeditions and settlers heading West would begin in St Louis, which was the last large city on the road West for a long time. They would travel up the Missouri River to reach the Northern Plains when those areas were being settled. The Gateway Arch was built to show the significance of St Louis to the Westward expansion of our nation. Others Because this is the starting point of the westward movement. When people were getting in their conestoga's (covered wagons), they loaded up with supplies and started here. (I live in St. Louis) Modified 11 months ago Movement west was made possible via the Erie Canal and the Louisiana purchase, and has little to do with St. Louis. Yes, basically because it was the start for most Westward exploration of the US. Lewis and Clark began their expedition only a few miles away from St Louis, and the city has been obsessed with them ever since. The Gateway Arch has a great museum about western exploration. Here is their site: http://www.nps.gov/jeff/expansion_museum... It was one of the gateway's to the west. Omaha was another and they scored as the city for the beginning of the Transcontinental Railway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/transcontin... |
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