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Formal Transfer in St. Louis
- When
- March 10, 1804
- Where
- St. Louis
Sovereignty passed from Spain to France to the United States in St. Louis on March 10, 1804, finalizing the Louisiana Purchase.
Amos Stoddard and Meriwether Lewis arrived in St. Louis on March 9, 1804. The ceremony on March 10 completed the transfer of the Louisiana colonial territory from Spain to France, and then to the United States, finalizing the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
Sources
- Three Flags Day Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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