Mound City

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Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical nickname
toponym
appliesTo city of St. Louis
associatedWith Cahokia Mounds region
Mississippian culture
hasEtymology ancient Native American earthwork mounds
hasLanguage English
hasTopic indigenous archaeology
urban history of St. Louis
locatedIn Missouri
United States
nameContains City
Mound
refersTo St. Louis, Missouri
refersToCulture Native American cultures
refersToFeature earthwork mounds
refersToHistoricalAspect pre-Columbian mound-building societies
relatedTo Gateway City
River City
symbolizes presence of prehistoric mounds in St. Louis area
usedAs nickname for St. Louis in the 19th century
nickname for St. Louis in the 20th century
usedInContext heritage tourism descriptions
local history writing
nicknames of U.S. cities

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
hasNickname

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