Meacham Park in Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

J. Milton Turner School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

1. J. Milton Turner School Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 38° 33.892′ N, 90° 24.156′ W. Marker is in Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Meacham Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Milwaukee Street and Saratoga Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1099 Milwaukee St, Saint Louis MO 63122, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Christian Werth (approx. half a mile away); Rev. Sir Moses Dickson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grant's Trail: Sappington House and Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Barn Center (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historic Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Thomas Sappington House (approx. one mile away); James R. Shanks, Chaplain, 1st. Lt. (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.

Also see . . . J. Milton Turner School. Wikipedia article about the school building. (Submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

J. Milton Turner School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

2. J. Milton Turner School

Signage on Milwaukee Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

3. Signage on Milwaukee Street

The signage also indicates that the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.