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

The Overland Trail

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 16, 2020

1. The Overland Trail Marker

Inscription. Trail as recorded by St. Louis Co. survey in 1838. Dedicated as a bicentennial project Dec. 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 38° 41.97′ N, 90° 20.751′ W. Marker is in Overland, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Lackland Road and Walton Road, on the left when traveling west on Lackland Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8605 Lackland Road, Saint Louis MO 63114, 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

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marker: Site of Twelve Mile Inn (here, next to this marker); Randolph Laughlin House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Charles / James Loring House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Grace Van Studiford House (approx. half a mile away); Lake Sherwood (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Daniel Boone's Cabin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Caleb Baldwin House (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Heidbrink & Clarence A. Fritz Building (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overland.

More about this marker. There is an additional Overland Trail marker, identical to this one, placed beneath the Lackland / Baker Mansion marker in Overland.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 16, 2020

2. The Overland Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on April 4, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.