| Port Name | |
St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis |
St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis |
| State | |
Illinois |
| Total Trade | |
33,386,972 |
| Foreign Imports | |
NULL |
| Foreign Exports | |
NULL |
| Foreign Total | |
NULL |
| Domestic Total | |
33,386,972 |
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| Description | |
East St. Louis is a city located in St. Clair County, Illinois, USA, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,542, less than half its peak in 1950. Like many larger industrial cities, it has been severely affected by loss of jobs in the restructuring of the railroad industry and deindustrialization of the Rust Belt in the second half of the 20th century.
One of the highlights of the city's waterfront is the Gateway Geyser, the tallest fountain in the United States. Designed to complement the Gateway Arch across the river in St. Louis, it shoots water to a height of 630 feet (190 m), the same height as the arch.
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The Port of St. Louis at one time was an extremely busy port with both passenger and freight boats docking. Now there are barges and only an occasional cruise ship.
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