Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Henry Shaw

Born July 24, 1800

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Henry Shaw Marker

Inscription. Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was one of the city's largest landowners by age 40. Working with leading botanists, he planned, funded and built the Missouri Botanical Garden, which opened in 1859. Shaw donated the land for Tower Grove Park and helped with its construction. He wrote botanical tracts, endowed Washington University's School of Botany, helped found the Missouri Historical Society, and gave the city a school and land for a hospital. Of Shaw's gifts, the Botanical Garden is best-known. Said as early as 1868 to have "no equal in the United States, and, indeed, few anywhere in the world," it epitomizes the legacy of Henry Shaw.

Erected 1993 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 39.342′ N, 90° 18.196′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard

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east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6350 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Betty Grable (here, next to this marker); Barry Commoner (a few steps from this marker); Harold Ramis (a few steps from this marker); Bob Gibson (a few steps from this marker); Eugene Field (a few steps from this marker); Pierre Laclede (a few steps from this marker); The Rockettes (a few steps from this marker); Elijah Lovejoy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

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of all markers in University City.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.