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

Historic Glencoe

1854

— Wildwood —

Historic Glencoe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 31, 2024

1. Historic Glencoe Marker

Inscription.
Earliest known inhabitants were Native Americans, who established a trail where present-day Old State Road is located. A Spanish Land Grant was established in 1803 by the first Euro-American settler, Ninian Hamilton. The Missouri-Pacific Railroad extended a line to Glencoe in 1851 to serve industries located there, including lime-kiln works, lumbering and grist (flour) mills. Large stone homes and summer retreat cottages were built by families from St. Louis. Among some of these early residents were Robert K. Woods, William L. Ewing, Alfred Carr, B.W. Lewis, A.W. Alexander, James E. Yeatman, John Whitsett, and Judge Henry McCullough. Land speculators, Woods, Christy, & Co. surveyed the town of Glencoe in 1854, creating residential lots and the network of grid streets, which still remain today.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 38° 32.631′ N, 90° 37.491′ W. Marker is in Wildwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Grand Avenue west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is accessible from a parking lot near the Wabash Railroad Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Grand Ave, Wildwood MO 63038, 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 Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Grover (approx. 2.3 miles away); Meramec Greenway - Rock Hollow Trail (approx. 2.3 miles away); Historic Pond (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lime Kiln (approx. 2.8 miles away); Meramec Greenway - Flat Creek Trail at Kircher Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Eureka's First Fire Station (approx. 2.9 miles away); Eureka High School (approx. 3 miles away); In Honor of all Eureka Residents who Served Their Country (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wildwood.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 31, 2024

2. Historic Glencoe Marker

Marker is accessible from a parking lot near the Wabash Frisco & Pacific Railway park.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 592 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.