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

Old Log Cabin

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

1. Old Log Cabin Marker

Inscription. Built about 1780, at Ballas & Conway Roads on a Spanish land grant to prevent destruction, Glenna & Darrell Clester moved cabin to this site, restored & furnished it in 1964 & opened cabin to the public in 1965. It is now registered as a national memorial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 38° 38.764′ N, 90° 26.997′ W. Marker is in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Conway Road west of North Forty Drive. Marker is off a walking trail at Conway Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12301 Conway Rd, Saint Louis MO 63141, 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

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Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hackmann Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Tender Courage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Estill Log Cabin (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kropp Log Cabin (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oge Log Cabin (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stan Musial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tappmeyer Homestead (approx. 2 miles away); Des Peres Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creve Coeur.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lake School (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

2. Old Log Cabin Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

3. Old Log Cabin Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

4. Old Log Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.