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

Lafayette's Tour

Mapping the Farewell Tour

— The Lafayette Trail —

Lafayette's Tour Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 5, 2025

1. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Inscription. On April 28, 1825, the steamboat Natchez carrying General Lafayette arrived off Carondelet where it moored until the next day.

Erected 2025 by Missouri Society DAR and William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 163.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1825.

Location. 38° 33.702′ N, 90° 14.468′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Carondelet. It is on Bellerive Boulevard south of South Broadway, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at Bellerive Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5570 South Broadway, Saint Louis MO 63111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carondelet Boat Yards (within shouting distance of this marker); Carondelet (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carondelet Drum Corps (approx. 0.9 miles away); Carondelet Hotel (approx. 1.1 miles away); Susan Blow (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dedicated to James B. Eads

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Eads' Ironclads (approx. 1½ miles away); Volunteer Fire Dept. (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

More about this marker. Marker text repeats on both sides.

Regarding Lafayette's Tour. Carondelet was, at the time, and independent city until it was annexed by the City of St. Louis in 1870. General Lafayette's next stop would be Kaskaskia, Illinois, where he arrived two days later.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 5, 2025

2. Lafayette's Tour Marker

Located at Bellerive Park. Mississippi River is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.