Gray Summit in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum and Nature Reserve

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 26, 2021

1. Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum and Nature Reserve Marker

Inscription.
Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum
and Nature Reserve
has been designated a
National Environmental
Education Landmark
This site possesses distinctive values
in revealing significant natural and
cultural processes through effective
environmental education programs

Erected 1972 by National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment.

Location. 38° 28.927′ N, 90° 49.458′ W. Marker is in Gray Summit, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on Pinetum Loop Road south of Historic Route 66 (State Highway 100), on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at the Visitors Center building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 Pinetum Loop Rd, Gray Summit MO 63039, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it

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is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Phillips (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pacific Public School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Spc. Jeffrey L. White Jr. (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Battle of Pacific (approx. 4.4 miles away); Leber Hall (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Shaw Nature Reserve. From the Missouri Botanical Gardens' official website. Please keep in mind that the place is open most days of the year and when closed it is locked by gates. (Submitted on November 24, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

2. Shaw Nature Reserve on Wikipedia. Operating as an extension for Missouri Botanical Garden, it was originally

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 26, 2021

2. Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum and Nature Reserve Marker

Marker is mounted at the Visitors Center building.

known as Shaw Arboretum. The nature reserve was founded in 1925, due to St. Louis pollution and to grow flowers that would not survive the city air. The grounds would expand five times from 1926 to 1977. Many historic homes, several species of plants and walking trails are found in the reserve. (Submitted on November 24, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.