Webster Groves, Missouri

Webster Groves is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 23,230.

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St. Louis County, Missouri - 2000

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In the 1960s it was featured in the CBS documentary 16 In Webster Groves and its high school has, more recently, been profiled in Time Magazine. Webster Groves also maintains the oldest football rivalry west of the Mississippi River with Kirkwood, Missouri. Webster has won most of the Turkey Day games, which have been played nearly continuously on Thanksgiving since 1907.

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1960s - CBS - 16 In Webster Groves - Time Magazine - Mississippi River - Kirkwood, Missouri

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It is the former home of Jonathan Franzen, author of The Corrections. Webster Groves serves as both subject and backdrop in his novels and short stories. It was the setting for the short-lived TV series "Lucas Tanner" (1974-5), which starred David Hartman.

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Jonathan Franzen - Author

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