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

The Barn Center

1969

— The Thomas Sappington House, Crestwood, Missouri —

 
 
The Barn Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021
1. The Barn Center Marker
Inscription. The barn center was modeled after an early barn located on this property and is typical of a 19th century Missouri barn.
 
Erected by City of Crestwood, Missouri.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureArchitectureEducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.
 
Location. 38° 33.84′ N, 90° 23.11′ W. Marker is in Crestwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Sappington Road and Grant's Trail, on the right when traveling south on Sappington Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1015 Sappington Rd, Saint Louis MO 63126, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grant's Trail: Sappington House and Father Dickson Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Sappington House (within shouting distance of this marker); Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Sir Moses Dickson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Christian Werth (approx. 0.6 miles away); J. Milton Turner School (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crestwood.
 
The Barn Center image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021
2. The Barn Center
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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