Scott Joplin House Shs
In a modest walk-up flat at 2658A Delmar Boulevard, Scott Joplin and his new bride Belle began their life in St. Louis. It was then called Morgan Street, a busy, densely populated, blue-collar district of African-Americ... mostateparks.com
Eugene Field - St. Louis, Missouri
This building was built in 1845 and was one of twelve row houses built along the block call Walsh's Row. In 1850 the second unit from the south was leased by Roswell Martin Field. Roswell Martin Field was a lawyer, who in... waymarking.com
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park
The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization designate... heritagesites.com
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial consists of the Gateway Arch, the Museum of Westward Expansion, and St. Louis' Old Courthouse. During a nation-wide competition in 1947-48, architect Eero Saarinen's inspired design f... museumland.net
William Clark
William Clark "William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was a Scottish-American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was the youngest brother of Revolutionary War figur... waymarking.com
Soulard
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This historic neighborhood features unique 19th century architecture found in its residences, businesses & many beautiful churches. The cornerstone of this neighborho... ettractions.com
Lafayette Square
An old neighborhood just to the Southwest of Downtown St. Louis, Lafayette Square was once among the wealthiest and mytravelguide.com
Camp Jackson - St. Louis, Missouri
Text of marker: Camp Jackson At this location there occurred on May 10, 1861 an incident that has become known as the Camp Jackson Affair. On that day an encampment of the First Brigade of the Missouri state militia was... waymarking.com
Lewis And Clark And St. Louis Riverfront
The Return of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Michael Haynes "We Arrived in Sight of St. Louis" At about noon on September 23, 1806, five dugout canoes and a larger boat called the "White Pirogue" rounded the bend of the Mississ... hmdb.org
Hardscrabble - Ulysses S. Grant - St. Louis, Mo
Hardscrabble: The House that Grant Built When Ulysses S. Grant resigned from the military in 1854, he longed to spend time with his wife Julia and their young children. Since the army no longer provided him an income, he ... waymarking.com
William Tecumseh Sherman Grave Site
Civil War General, businessman, and author. General Sherman led an army of sixty-two thousand men with thirty-five thousand horses and twenty-five hundred wagons on an overland march to Savannah on a mission to punish the... findagrave.com
Chris Von Der Ahe - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri
"Christian Friedrich (or Frederick) Wilhelm von der Ahe (November 7, 1851-June 5, 1913) was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known a... waymarking.com
Preetorius-schurz-daenzer Memorial - St. Louis, Mo
The statue called "The Naked Truth," designated a city landmark in 1969, was controversial before it was even built. It is a memorial to Dr. Emil Preetorius, Carl Schurz and Carl Daenzer, German-American editors of the St... waymarking.com
Dred Scott
Dred Scott "Dred Scott was born in Southampton County, Virginia in 1795 as property of the Peter Blow family. Dred Scott and the Blow family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1830, but due to financial problems, the Blow fa... waymarking.com
"Tennessee" Williams
Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on March 26, 1911. He lived a few years in Clarksdale, Mississippi before moving to St. Louis in 1918. When he was 16 he had his first success wi... waymarking.com
Saint Louis Art Museum
Throughout construction, the Museum will remain open. Visitor entry and all parking will be to the north of the Museum, off Fine Arts Drive. The Museum remains open and continues to host, organize, and circulate temporary... museumsusa.org
Cahokia Courthouse
This architectural rarity was constructed in 1740, when Illinois was still a colony of France. Built about 1740 as a four-room private residence by Jean le Poincet and later purchased by Francois Saucier, son of the de... heritagesites.com
The "Phelim O'toole"
Phelim O'Toole was born in 1848 in County Wicklow near Dublin, Ireland. He arrived in St Louis in 1866 and took residence in Kerry Patch a rough Irish neighborhood on the near north side of St Louis and he became a firefi... waymarking.com