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Visit to St Louis on the H M Shreve by Jessie Anna Bell Allen
On June 12 1870 I traveled with mama and sister aboard the steam boat H M Shreve to visit St Louis. The river trip was full of pleasure with high riverbank cliffs up to 150 feet and towns along both sides. The glow from iron furnaces lit the nine mile stretch near the city, and St Louis impressed me as the largest place I had seen. I plan to write more when I can.
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