1870 ST. LOUIS WARD BOUNDARIES


This list is taken from EDWARDS' ST. LOUIS DIRECTORY ~ 1870

FIRST WARD - Embraces all that part of the city south of a line beginning at a point on the levee running west along the centre of Barton street, to Carondelet av., down Carondelet av. to Victor street, out Victor street to Shenandoah street, out Shenandoah street to city boundary.

SECOND WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city north of the 1st ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee running west along LaFayette street to Linn street, up Linn to LaFayette av., out LaFayette av. west to the city boundary.

THIRD WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 2d ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west along Rutger street to S. 9th street, up S. 9th street to Hickory, out Hickory west to Grattan, down Grattan to Park av. out Park av. west to the city boundary.

FOURTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 3d ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west out along Plum street to S. 4th, down S. 4th to Cerre, out Cerre west to Randolph, out Randolph west to S. 14th, down 14th to the Pacific railroad, out along the Pacific railroad west to the city boundary.

FIFTH WARD - Embraces all that portionof the city lying north of the 4th ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west out along Market street, west to S. 10th, down S. 10th to Clark av. out Clark av. west to the city boundary.

SIXTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 5th ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west out along Locust to the city boundary.

SEVENTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 6th ward and west and south of a line beginning at the intersection of Locust and 13th streets and running north to Christy av. out Christy av. west to N. 15th, up N. 15th north to Wash, out Wash west to N. 17th, up N. 17th to Carr, out Carr west to Jefferson av. up Jefferson av. north to Stoddard, out Stoddard west to Glasgow av. up Glasgow av. north to Gamble, out Gamble west to the intersection of Garrison av. and St. Charles road, out St. Charles road west to the intersection of Webster av. and from this point the line runs west by southwest to the city boundary.

EIGHTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 6th ward and east of the 7th ward and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west out along Carr street to Broadway, down Broadway to Wash, and out Wash to the intersection of N. 15th street.

NINTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 7th and 8th wards and west and south of a line beginning at the intersection of Wash and 10th streets, running up 10th north to Howard, out Howard west on a direct line to N. 18th, down N. 18th south to Cass av. out Cass av. west to city boundary.

TENTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city, lying north of the 8th ward and east of the 9th ward and south of a line beginning at the intersection of 10th and Howard and running north to Chambers, down Chambers to the river's edge.

ELEVENTH WARD - Embraces all that portionof the city lying north of the 9th and 10th wards and south of a line beginning at a point on the levee and running west out along Spring street to 10th, up 10th to Herbert, out Herbert west to city boundary.

TWELFTH WARD - Embraces all that portion of the city lying north of the 11th ward.


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