Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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St. Louis still has some businesses named after an early St. Louis nickname: Mound City. But where does this seemingly strange moniker for the city come from? Veronica Mohesky speaks to Jody Sowell about why St. Louis was once known as "Mound City". This segment of #iamstlouis, created in partnership with @MOHistoricalSociety , was produced by Veronica Mohesky.

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