Patch in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dedicated to James B. Eads
Erected 2011 by The South Broadway Merchants Association, St. Louis, MO.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 32.779′ N, 90° 15.568′ W. Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Patch. It is on South Broadway just north of East Courtois Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7701 South Broadway, Saint Louis MO 63111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Eads' Ironclads (here, next to this marker); Susan Blow (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Volunteer Fire Dept. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carondelet Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Iron Mountain Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); French Settlement (approx. half a mile away); Carondelet Drum Corps (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.
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3. James Buchanan Eads
From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, No. 3, January 1885.
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 436 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on October 17, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
