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History
In the future, this page will tell the story of the Concordia Turners, founded in St. Louis in 1875. In the meantime, those interested in the history of the Turner movement in American can find links to several web resources on the American Turners website.
St. Louis Turner Societies
Since 1850, there have been more than a dozen Turner Societies formed in St. Louis. Only Concordia remains as an active society. Many earlier societies had closed down by the middle part of the twentieth century, with a few closing decades earlier.
This map shows the locations of Turner Halls in St. Louis since 1850. Most no longer exist. However, a handful still do, but are being used for purposes other than that for which they were originally built.
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St. Louis Area Turner Halls
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Historic Artifacts
Here are links to some scanned documents and photos from the Concordia Turners archives. They are presented in no particular order. However, we are actively working on organizing those things we do have and will someday (soon, hopefully) present a complete online history of the Concordia Turners.
Current or past members who may be in possesion of photos, pamphlets, magazines or any other sort of historical Concordia artifacts are encouraged to contact the office or email historian@concordiaturners.org with the information. We will scan these items and then return them to your possession.