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Saint-Louis

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint-Louis , city (1988 pop. 160,689), NW Senegal, a port at the mouth of the Senegal River. The terminus of a railroad from Dakar , it is a fishing, trade, and export center for peanuts, hides, and skins. The oldest French colonial settlement in Africa, Saint-Louis was founded (1638) on an island in the river as a trade base. In 1659 a French fort was built there. Except for brief periods (1758-79; 1809-15) of British rule, it was the capital of all French possessions in W Africa and capital of French West Africa from its inception (1895) until 1902. Saint-Louis was subsequently... Read more
The World's Fair at Saint Louis
American Decades THE WORLD'S FAIR AT SAINT LOUIS The Louisiana Purchase Exposition...President Theodore Roosevelt, the Saint Louis World's Fair lasted for seven months...business, and a growing economy. The Saint Louis fair stands as a tribute to the... Read more
Saint Louis
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Saint Louis, Canada, France, Guadeloupe, Réunion, Senegal, USA 1. Some towns are spelt St Louis and others Saint‐Louis. There is... Read more

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