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

"The Tower"

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

1. "The Tower" Marker

Inscription. There may not be a more recognizable symbol of the hopeless situation face by our Prisoners of War than a stockade fence enclosure topped with barb wire, under the constant surveillance of a menacing guard tower. This smaller replica of a Stalag 17B guard tower was designed and built by Vietnam Veteran John 'Bugler Jack " Poitras with the assistance of John Pogorzelski, Sheri Pogorzelski, Terry Pogorzelski, and Ed Delaney. Materials were furnished by Jefferson County lumber Co. The stockade fence was donated and built by First Choice Fence of St. Louis, Missouri. This combined structure is meant to remind us that it is not always with arms that we struggle against an enemy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 38° 30.393′ N, 90° 16.941′ W. Memorial is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Cameron Street 0.1 miles Hancock Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 16 Hancock Ave, Saint Louis MO 63125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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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 marker: U.S. Grant: The St. Louis Years (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); President Abraham Lincoln (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); WWII M4A3E8 Sherman Tank (about 600 feet away); Site of First Parachute Jump (about 800 feet away); The Historic Parade Ground (about 800 feet away); Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Parade Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson Barracks Historic Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

2. "The Tower" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.