Laclede’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Laclede. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Laclede was platted in 1853. The city was named for Pierre Laclède, the founder of St. Louis.
A post office called Laclede has been in operation since 1856. In July 2011 the United States Postal Service announced plans to permanently close the Laclede post office as part of a nationwide restructuring plan.
The Locust Creek Covered Bridge, Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home, and Plum Grove School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Start Laclede’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Laclede’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGeneral John J. Pershing Boyhood …: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Laclede, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Laclede
1 place in Laclede is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home, State & Worlow Streets and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.