Patch in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Susan Blow

Life in 1800's Carondelet

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019

1. Susan Blow Marker

Inscription. Susan Blow, daughter of Congressman Henry Blow, helped introduce the 1st kindergarten program to the State of Missouri and the U.S.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Women.

Location. 38° 32.805′ N, 90° 15.513′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Patch. It is on South Broadway just north of East Schirmer Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7628 South Broadway, Saint Louis MO 63111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Dedicated to James B. Eads

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eads' Ironclads (about 300 feet away); Carondelet Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Volunteer Fire Dept. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Iron Mountain Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Carondelet Drum Corps (approx. half a mile away); French Settlement (approx. 0.6 miles away); Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019

2. Susan Blow Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019

3. Susan Blow Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019

4. Susan Blow Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019

5. Susan Blow Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.