. Phelps' hundred cities and large towns of America : with railroad distances throughout the United States, maps of thirteen cities, and other embellishments . v r-v-i. CITY OF ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Is situated on the west bank of Mississippi river, 20 miles belowthe junction of the Missouri, 180 miles above the Ohio, 1,150miles from New Orleans, and 856 miles from Washington. It isbuilt upon two elevations, the lower 20 feet above the river, andthe higher 60 feet. The terrace, as it may be styled, next thewater, affords room for several business streets, some of whichare lined with rows
. Phelps' hundred cities and large towns of America : with railroad distances throughout the United States, maps of thirteen cities, and other embellishments . v r-v-i. CITY OF ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Is situated on the west bank of Mississippi river, 20 miles belowthe junction of the Missouri, 180 miles above the Ohio, 1,150miles from New Orleans, and 856 miles from Washington. It isbuilt upon two elevations, the lower 20 feet above the river, andthe higher 60 feet. The terrace, as it may be styled, next thewater, affords room for several business streets, some of whichare lined with rows of spacious and imposing , are many fine sites for residence and for public buildings,churches, asylums, schools, banks, and various other prominentedifices. The thickly-peopled part of the city extends severalmiles along the river, and about a mile westward. The wholearea is much larger, including 36 square miles or more, and isfilling up with unexampled rapidity. The commercial position and advantages are remarkable, asits growing prosperity conclusively testifies. Few towns onthe Mississippi have s,o favorable a position with respect to thatri
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