Warren in Warren County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Louis Arch

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

1. St. Louis Arch Marker

Inscription. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson was encouraged by James Madison, the author of the Constitution, to buy 828,000 square miles of land from Napoleon, Emperor of France, to claim the territory of Louisiana. France had recently regained control of the land from Spain in 1800. It was believed by some that at the time the act was believed unconstitutional but was ultimately completed as the Constitution did not contain specific provisions for land acquisition. This transaction was to become known as the Louisiana Purchase.

In 1804, wanting to know what he had bought and with the consent of Congress Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to map the territory and document indigenous plants and animals. Ultimately the land acquired would become Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, portions of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Louisiana including New Orleans.

The Gateway Arch, also known as the St. Louis Arch, stands 630 feet tall and was built as:
"A suitable and permanent public memorial to the men who made possible the western territorial expansion of the United

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States."

Made in Warren, Pennsylvania, the outer triangular sections of the Gateway Arch were made of 900 tons of polished stainless steel. This plaque is in thanks to the members of the Boilermakers #657 and workers associated with the Universal International Brotherhood of Kansas City, Missouri.

Walter Schuman • Norman Castor • G.D. Snyder • Kenneth Wright • Charles Nelson • David Maze • H.R. Weaver • Francis Stone • Sam Bowers • Marvin Passinger • Glen Egger • Ronert Larsen • Emile Johnson • Thomas McIntyre • Ned Warren • Don Chambers • Gilber Olsen • Owen Crisman • C.P. Johnson • Milton Anderson • Amil P. Olsen • Alfred Rosentrator • H. Julis Johnson • Elmer Baldensperger • Lloyd Baribeau • James Spatafore • Arnold Heiman • Edwin C. Campbell • Edward De Haes • Fred Gray • Robert Chapel • Robert Youngquist • William Sharp • John Crisman • George Pring • Harry Johnson, Jr. • Richard Miller • Joseph Sabat • Clarence McIntosh, Jr. • Tony Furtak • Fred D. Rounds • James Miller • Grant Childs • Mike Lindvay • Edwin Larson • Blair Edmiston • Wm. Gebhart • James California • Serrill

St. Louis Arch replica and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

2. St. Louis Arch replica and Marker

Edmiston • Donald Kifer • Robert Zobrist • Myron Yeagle • Lawrence Gordon • James Harkins • Edward Fitzgerald • Sam Notoro • David S. Fiscus • Joe Weston • Fred Egger • Earl Wright • Wm. Baker • Miles G. Stitzinger • Wilson (Bill) Baldensperger

These are the names of the men employed at Pittsburgh Des Moines of Warren, Pennsylvania in 1965 who took part in building the Gateway Arch.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor Unions • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 41° 50.848′ N, 79° 8.751′ W. Marker is in Warren, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is on Market Street south of 4th Avenue (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling south. The marker is at the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 Market Street, Warren PA 16365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern

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Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: People in Early Warren (within shouting distance of this marker); Warren County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Struthers-Wetmore-Schimmelfeng House (about 500 feet away); Struthers Library Building (about 700 feet away); Thomas Clemons (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Point"... Yesterday and Today! (approx. ¼ mile away); Soldiers and Sailors Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warren.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.