Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
William Greenleaf Eliot
Born August 5, 1811
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. William Greenleaf Eliot Marker
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William Greenleaf Eliot. Born August 5, 1811. Coming to St. Louis in 1834 to found a Unitarian church, Minister William Greenleaf Eliot devoted his life to improving his adopted city. Eliot was pivotal in developing the public school system and many other educational and philanthropic institutions. He preached for abolition and women's rights, and created the Western Sanitary Commission to provide medical care and supplies during the Civil War. His crowing achievement was the 1853 co-founding of Washington University, originally named "Eliot Seminary." The guiding hand behind the school's success, he served as its first president and third chancellor. Grandfather of poet T.S. Eliot, William Greenleaf Eliot was called "The Saint of the West" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Coming to St. Louis in 1834 to found a Unitarian church, Minister William Greenleaf Eliot devoted his life to improving his adopted city. Eliot was pivotal in developing the public school system and many other educational and philanthropic institutions. He preached for abolition and women's rights, and created the Western Sanitary Commission to provide medical care and supplies during the Civil War. His crowing achievement was the 1853 co-founding of Washington University, originally named "Eliot Seminary." The guiding hand behind the school's success, he served as its first president and third chancellor. Grandfather of poet T.S. Eliot, William Greenleaf Eliot was called "The Saint of the West" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Location. 38° 39.373′ N, 90° 18.514′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri
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, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is at the intersection of Delmar Boulevard and Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Delmar Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6676 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles M. Russell (here, next to this marker); Ed Macauley (a few steps from this marker); Rogers Hornsby (a few steps from this marker); Walker Evans (a few steps from this marker); Michael McDonald (within shouting distance of this marker); Fontella Bass (within shouting distance of this marker); Ozzie Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); William T. Sherman (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.
Also see . . . Congregational History. First Unitarian Church of St. Louis site (Submitted on February 1, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
