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

This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

1. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons Marker

Inscription. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons. The insignia over the gate is of the United States Army Ordnance Department. The fence is made of deactivated riffle barrels. The fence was moved here 1n 1886. It originally surrounded the old Keeper's House built in 1878 now demolished. Second sign These Gates are from the old arsenal at 2nd & Arsenal St. Gift of the Aeronautical Chart & Info. Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 38° 30.574′ N, 90° 16.471′ W. Marker is in Lemay, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Grant Road 0.2 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Grant Rd, Saint Louis MO 63125, 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

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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: Jefferson Barracks (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - Parade Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jefferson Barracks Historic Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Historic Parade Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of First Parachute Jump (approx. 0.4 miles away); WWII M4A3E8 Sherman Tank (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); "The Tower" (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lemay.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

2. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

3. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons Marker

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 17, 2021

4. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons Marker

Photographed by Garrett Koch, July 16, 2025

5. This Gate is made of four United States Army Cannons Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 5. submitted on July 16, 2025, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.