James Buchanan Eads is remembered today mostly for his magnificent Eads Bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Louis. The world’s first triple steel-arch bridge, it was completed in 1874. Read More
James Buchanan Eads
When Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded “La Nouvelle-Orléans” in the spring of 1718—traditionally, it was May 7, 1718—he no doubt spent days sailing up the Mississippi River, his ship’s… Read More
