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East St. Louis was founded in 1797 by Captain James Piggott, a Revolutionary War veteran. In that year Piggott began operating a ferry service across the Mississippi River, connecting Illinoistown with St. Louis, which had been founded by ethnic French families.
East St. Louis was hard hit by the Great Depression, recovered briefly during World War II, and then began to suffer a decline, as the need for the city’s coal, rail transport facilities, and regional meatpacking centre was dramatically reduced.
In 1958, East St. Louis was named an “All American City” by the National Civic League, having developed an industrial core with railroad-related industries and warehouses, and achieving a population of over 82,000 residents.
The early history of East St. Louis is enmeshed with the history of Cahokia, the village three miles south of the present city, to where, on Dec. 7, 1698, came missionaries from the Seminary of Quebec, led by Vicar General, Francis Jolliet de Montigny.
The Society promotes program support, educational outreach, and public awareness of East St. Louis, Illinois’ history to its citizens, researchers and visitors. The Society met its fundraising goal and the marker commemorating 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre will be installed soon.
The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District is a historic commercial district in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The district includes 35 buildings, 25 of which are contributing buildings, along Collinsville Avenue, Missouri Avenue, and St. Louis Avenue; all but one of the buildings was historically used for commercial purposes. While ...
East St. Louis History Timeline. 1808 Illinois City established on the present-day National Stockyards Area. 1817 Illinois City changed to Illinoistown by the firm McKnight and Brady. 1821 Illinoistown becomes major supplier of coal, food and raw materials for city of St. Louis
