St. Louis Fire (1849)

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	Riverboats Starting With St. (Saint)
		PETERS Type: Size: Launched: 1830s Destroyed: 1849, May 17, fire at St. Louis docks.
		R.: St. Louis to St. Paul 1917 - 1937: Excursions in St. Louis 1937, summer - 1939: Excursions in Pittsburgh 1939 - 1940, winter: in ways at Puducah for re-build 1940-41, Ohio R. out of Pittsburgh, Excursions 1942, St. Louis, retired due to W.W.II.
		Area: 1862, first trip, Pittsburgh-St. Louis trade, but was bought by U.S. at St. Louis and converted into TINCLAD #19.
	members.tripod.com /~Write4801/riverboats/s-1-1.html (1047 words)

	St. Louis Fire
		In the spring of 1849, St. Louis, Missouri had a population of 45,000 souls, the western boundary of the city extending only to Eleventh Street, about three-fourths of a mile in width, by a river front of three miles.
		And the St. Louis Fire Department Yearbook 1857-1991
	www.ezl.com /~fireball/Disaster07.htm (568 words)

	Fort William
		Louis Fur Company was unable to compete with the powerful American Fur Company which did everything possible to destroy the St. Louis Fur Company, including paying 2-3 times the market price of beaver (as high as $12 per pound), to prevent any furs from being obtained by its competitor.
		As news of the discovery of gold in California in 1849 was published throughout the land, and the resulting fevered preparations to trek westward the next spring increased the urgency of completing the chain of forts.
		Competition in the declining fur trade led to open trafficking in "fire water," and the debauchery of the Indians around Forts Platte and Laramie was noted by many travelers of the early 1840's.
	home.att.net /~mman/FortWilliam.htm (568 words)

	Minnesota Local History and Genealogy Research Guide
		Neighboring Minnesota counties include: Itasca county to the north; St. Louis, Carlton, and Pine counties to the east; Kanabec and Mille counties to the south; and Morrison, Crow Wing and Cass counties to the west.
		Learn about Original Stores, Vaudevillians, Gangsters, Boxers, Pioneers, The New Market Hall, and The Great St. Paul Library Fire.
		Neighboring Minnesota counties include: Roseau and Lake of the Woods counties to the north; Koochiching and Itasca counties to the east; Hubbard and Cass counties to the south; and Clearwater, Pennington and Marshall counties to the west.
	home.att.net /~Local_History/Minnesota-COUNTY.htm (568 words)

	Building Projects New CBC High School St Louis
		The new CBC High School will be the fourth home in Saint Louis since the Brothers first arrived in 1849.
		The second campus was destroyed by fire in 1916 and the school was rebuilt at its current location in 1922.
		Main Entry New Christian Brothers College High School - St. Louis, Missouri
	www.cbmidwest.org /cbmid.nsf/pages/buildingprojectscbchsstlouis (568 words)

	EarlyChicagoHOME
		the first Tremont House was one of the town`s "fashionable" hotels, built and run in 1833 by Alanson Sweet, located at the NW corner of Lake and Dearborn; Starr Foot then acquired the establishment and by 1835 it was bought by the Couch brothers; was destroyed by fire on Oct. 27, 1839.
		The second Tremont House [built on the opposite, SE corner] existed from 1840 to 1849, and a third one was built of brick in 1850; street name: Tremont Street (5636 S), its course being far from where the Tremont House was located.
		William Clark of St. Louis and Gov. Lewis Cass of Detroit were the U.S. commissioners; during the negotiations Alexander Robinson and Billy Caldwell were appointed chiefs by the assembled Indians.
	www.earlychicago.com /encyclopedia.php?letter=T (568 words)

	St. Louis Mayors
		In 1849 James G. Barry became the fourthteenth Mayor of St. Louis.
		During Mayor Krum's administration, he served as City Auditor.
		Barry approved several pieces of legislation as the result of the fire.
	exhibits.slpl.org /mayors/data/dt44025946.asp (476 words)

	William Henry Smith Genealogy
		Smith resided at Franklin, N. from 1822 to 1833, then removed to St. Louis, and in connection with John Cavender, and James Smith his brother constituted the firm of Smith, Brothers and Co., which was dissolved after the destructive fire of 1849, their store being burned.
		The second wife of W. Smith was Ellen Smith, [72-12] b Jan. 23, 1815, m.
		For parents of William Henry Smith, see John Smith Genealogy.
	www.surnameguide.com /smith/william_henry_smith_genealogy.htm (476 words)

	William Henry Smith Genealogy
		Smith resided at Franklin, N. from 1822 to 1833, then removed to St. Louis, and in connection with John Cavender, and James Smith his brother constituted the firm of Smith, Brothers and Co., which was dissolved after the destructive fire of 1849, their store being burned.
		The second wife of W. Smith was Ellen Smith, [72-12] b Jan. 23, 1815, m.
		For parents of William Henry Smith, see John Smith Genealogy.
	www.surnameguide.com /smith/william_henry_smith_genealogy.htm (118 words)

	May 17 Events in History
		May 17, 1849 Fire destroy Centrum in St. Louis Missouri
		May 17, 1630 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface
		May 17, 1631 Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg
	www.brainyhistory.com /days/may_17.html (118 words)

	Opéra de Québec
		On March 17, 1900, fire destroyed the Academy of Music on St-Louis street, where so many shows and artists (including the great Albani, a Québec-born soprano of worldwide renown) had delighted generation after generation of Québec audiences.
		Célestin Lavigueur (1831-1885) wrote three stage works, including the operetta La Fiancée des bois with a libretto by Pamphile Le May. Later, the founder of the Québec Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Vézina (1849-1924), composed three operettas, Le Lauréat, Le Rajah and Le Fétiche, which were all huge successes.
		The words and music to this opera were composed by Joseph Quesnel (1746-1809), a general storekeeper in Boucherville, who composed music and poetry during his leisure hours.
	www.operadequebec.qc.ca /english/demystifier/history.htm (118 words)

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