October 24 1832 The last Indian holdings in Missouri were signed over to the United States Government at Castor Hill. Under the treaty, The Kickapoo tribe gave up 2,048,000 acres in Missouri and received 768,000 acres for their reservation in Kansas, bordering the Missouri River to the northwest of Fort Leavenworth. The United States agreed to pay the Kickapoo $18,000. Castor Hill was located on William Clarks country estate along Natural Bridge Road and the site of the signing is now Council Grove Avenue in Pine Lawn. 1947 Actor Kevin Kline was born in St. Louis. Kline graduated from Priory High School in 1965. The theatre at Priory is named in his honor. He won two Tony Awards on Broadway before a role in Sophie’s Choice made him a star in 1982. He is also known for films such as The Big Chill, Dave, and The Ice Storm. Kline won a best supporting actor Academy Award for A Fish Called Wanda in 1989. 1949 Frederick Switzer died. About 1904, he founded Switzer’s to make penny candy. He moved into a building that formerly housed the Excelsior Manufacturing Company, the firm that made Charter Oak Stoves. Rising costs forced Switzer to begin making five-cent licorice twists. Hershey acquired the Switzer name several years ago. 1949 A total of 128 taxpayers signed a petition proposing the incorporation of the Village of Town and Country. The boundaries of the proposed village where Bopp Road on the East, The Daniel Boone Parkway on the South, Des Peres Road on the West and Spring Drive on the South. 1960 Stan Musial was named as Comeback Player of the Year. He was hitting .235 in June, and many thought his career was over. Over the last three months of the season, Stan hit .292, and finished with a .275 average. 1962 As the Cuban Missile Crisis escalated, federal agencies in St. Louis recieved instructions to renew their plans for evacuating the city in the event of a nuclear attack. The local civil defense office reported it was receiving 60 to 70 calls a day about what to do if the bombs fell. The map is from a pamphlet called “Escape fromm the H Bomb!”
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