Historical Tyson Landowners

Julius Pitzman's 1878 *New Atlas of the City and County of Saint Louis, Missouri*, showing land owned by Morchell and Kais within present-day Tyson Research Center.

Christopher morchell

Nothing is known about Christopher Morchell other than that he co-owned land with Philip Kais in 1878 on what is today Tyson Research Center’s northwest corner.

Resources

Biro, E. Tyson Border Polygon. (2023) Tyson Research Center.

Kearns, E. Kais’s Land 1878 ArcGIS Polygon. (2024) Washington University in St. Louis.

St. Louis Integrated Database of Enslavement | Washington University in St. Louis. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://sites.wustl.edu/enslavementstl/search/.

This Tyson landowner profile was researched and written by Undergraduate Fellow Emmett Kearns and edited by Undergraduate Fellow Juliana Morera during summer 2024.