13 Facts About Saint Louis

1. St Saint Louis is an intermediate stop on the Texas Eagle route which provides daily long-distance passenger service between Chicago, San Antonio, and three days a week, to Los Angeles.

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2. St Saint Louis supports a public transportation network that includes bus and light rail service.

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3. St Saint Louis was served by an online newspaper, the St Louis Beacon, but that publication merged with KWMU in 2013.

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4. At the federal level, St Saint Louis is the heart of Missouri's 1st congressional district, which includes part of northern St Louis County.

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5. St Saint Louis is the origin of the sport of corkball, a type of baseball in which there is no base running.

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6. At the collegiate level, St Saint Louis has hosted the Final Four of both the women's and men's college basketball NCAA Division I championship tournaments, and the Frozen Four collegiate ice hockey tournament.

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7. St Saint Louis is home to Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, notable collegiate-level soccer teams, and has hosted several collegiate sports tournaments.

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8. St Saint Louis is home to the St Saint Louis Symphony, the second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, which has toured nationally and internationally to strong reviews.

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9. St Saint Louis experiences thunderstorms 48 days a year on average.

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10. St Saint Louis is known for the Gateway Arch, the tallest monument constructed in the United States at 630 feet.

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11. St Saint Louis became the capital of, and gateway to, the new territory.

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12. St Saint Louis was transferred to the French First Republic in 1800, then sold by the French to the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

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13. St Saint Louis is a city full of rich history and firsts.

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