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How the Turners shaped gyms in St. Louis and beyond

3 years ago
Between 1830 and 1860, tens of thousands of Germans immigrated to St. Louis. They went on to build dozens of “Turner” gyms, and the group is credited with the idea of “physical education” as a part of the American school curriculum.
Devin Thomas O'Shea