This Month in History (Sep 2023) | St. Louis County Library

Holiday Hours

All locations will be closing at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 and remain closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Library Closure

The Clark Family Branch will be closed on December 7 for the 3rd Annual St. Louis Teen Book Festival.

Jesse James black and white oval portrait

Wild West legend Jesse James was born in Centerville, Missouri on September 5, 1847. Following the Civil War, Jesse and his brother Frank formed a group of outlaws who robbed banks, stores, trains, stagecoaches. In 1882, after the governor of Missouri offered a $10,000 reward for his capture, dead or alive, a member of the gang shot 34-year-old Jesse James and claimed the reward.

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