Why are St. Louisans so obsessed with where everyone went to high school? Your high school is a peek into the neighborhood you came from, of course! These reference databases provide cool insights into some of St. Louis' most iconic neighborhoods.
Times Beach, Missouri was a small, low-income town of 2,240 residents in St. Louis County. In 1973, roads in rural Times Beach, Missouri were sprayed with oil to control the dust. Ten years later, it was discovered that this seemingly harmless oil contained the hazardous chemical waste dioxin. It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the United States. People in white insulated spacesuits with an array of testing devices descended on the town and the residents were "treated like pariahs…don't go near 'em." Eventually, the federal government was forced to condemn, totally evacuate, and buy its first toxic town. Through archival footage, interviews with former residents, government officials, media and legal analysts and others, the story of the town's fate is told and significant questions are raised about judgments made by the government, chemical industry, and media.
Old Jamestown Across the Ages
Old Jamestown, Missouri, in far north St. Louis County, has a rich history that includes an American Indian settlement, Spanish land grant holders of British heritage, German immigrant farmers, and prominent wealthy families.
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