Article Title

“To Preserve the Historic Lore for Which St. Louis is Famous”: The St. Louis Historic Markers Program and the Construction of Community Historical Memory

Authors

Bryan Jack, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Abstract

Starting in the 1930s, the City of St. Louis began marking historic sites with a collection of signs for sites to draw attention to community memory. In this article, Bryan Jack investigates these signs and their meaning in downtown St. Louis.

Recommended Citation

Jack, Bryan (2019) "“To Preserve the Historic Lore for Which St. Louis is Famous”: The St. Louis Historic Markers Program and the Construction of Community Historical Memory," The Confluence (2009-2020): Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/confluence_2009/vol11/iss1/2