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What Are Buildings Made Of?

   Question #2

Remember, the first village of St Louis was a trading post built by men who had no tools or materials except for those they could canoe across the Mississippi from Illinois and the resources they found on the site.

The bluffs of the Mississippi provided a ready-made material for more durable buildings. What was it?
(Choose one of the four links to answer)
Limestone Granite Terra Cotta Iron


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