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Ead's Bridge, the first arched steel truss in the world, opened over the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Illinois.
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The first arc lamps erected in St. Louis stood at the corner of elm and Boradway at Tony Faust's restaurant.
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Union Station opened as the largest railroad station in the world.
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Central Illinois Public Service Company began life as the Mattoon City Railway Streetcar, and electric interurban railway operations continued to be an important part of the company's business until the early 1930s.
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