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

Pecan Legacy Park

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 20, 2025

1. Pecan Legacy Park Marker

Inscription.
This park commemorates the Bayer/Brasher family who, over five generations, cleared the forest, farmed the land, and continuously resided here for 160 years.

The "pioneer farmer" sculpture is dedicated to the pioneer spirit and courage of all farm families in America.

Erected 2016 by Chesterfield Blue Valley LLC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 40.374′ N, 90° 39.56′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Blue Valley Avenue west of Outlet Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18470 Blue Valley Ave, Chesterfield MO 63005, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pecan Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri River Greenway - Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Busch Greenway - Trail to Missouri Research Park (approx. 1.6 miles away); Weldon Spring Conservation Area and Wetlands (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Monarch (approx. 1.8 miles

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away); Missouri Research Park and Vicinity (approx. 2 miles away); What is the White Globe Over the Trees? (approx. 2.2 miles away); John L. LeCave Memorial Trailhead (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 20, 2025

2. Pecan Legacy Park Marker

Marker is on the left.

Supplementary marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 20, 2025

3. Supplementary marker

to the right of the statue

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.