Des Peres’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Des Peres. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first inhabitants of Des Peres were the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Mitchigamea, the Moingona, and the Otoe peoples. As well as the Missouria, and Osage, and Tamaroa peoples.
The Osage Nation lived in the area around Des Peres. The Osage were members of the Dhegiha Sioux group of tribes. This group also included the Ponca tribe, Quapaw tribe, Kansas tribe, and Omaha tribe.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Des Peres’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDes Peres School. 6307 Michigan A…, 1876: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Des Peres
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Des Peres, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Des Peres School. 6307 Michigan Avenue (1876) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.