Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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St. Louis’ tap water has a great reputation for cleanliness and taste, but prior to the early 1900s, it was more mud than water, a problem one St. Louisan became quite famous for solving. This segment of #iamstlouis, created in partnership with @MOHistoricalSociety, was produced by Veronica Mohesky.

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