"On the first Tuesday in April, 1870, by act of the legislature, Carondelet was annexed to the City of St. Louis, amid much bitterness among Carondelet residents who had no voice in the precedings [sic]." Norbury L. Wayman. History of St. Louis Neighborhoods, Carondelet. St. Louis: St. Louis Community Development Agency, 1980. p. 9. [REF H235.35 W366]