St. Louis’s downtown area didn’t always look the way itdoes now. A nice slow incline towards the riverfront, no obvious hills, or large mounds. At one time, the entire city was speckled with large hills, the remnants of Native American tribes who once lived in the area. 27 mounds intotal were gradually removed from the landscape to make way for a growing city.

This week's episode, entitled Big Mound, is about the Native American mounds that dotted the metro St. Louis area, their history, and their unfortunate removal.

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A private street in north St. Louis, Lewis place was an elite white-only street, now is it the only place in the United States where African Americans own 3 continuous blocks of land.

This week's episode in on Lewis Place (the street, not the whole neighborhood).

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When we think of the American Revolutionary War, we tend to think of the eastern states— of New England. But portions of the continent beyond that played a vital role as well. The Battle of St. Louis was the western-most battle of the Revolutionary War and proved to be a pivotal battle.

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