In 1904, a Missouri family acquired 15 acres; 106 years later St. Louis County condemned it for Highway 141, and a $238,000 offer became a $2.1 million judgment upheld on appeal

A Missouri family’s 15-acre property, bought in 1904, became the centre of a long eminent domain dispute after St. Louis County acquired it for a highway project. A jury valued the land at $1.3 million, while the court added $650,000 in heritage value and interest, taking the judgment to about $2.1 million. The Missouri Supreme Court later upheld the award.
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