Kosciusko in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Nathaniel Lyon
Photographed By Mike Camero, July 1, 2011
1. Front of Monument to General Nathanial Lyon
Lyon
Erected 1874 by Lyon Monument Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 35.6′ N, 90° 12.65′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Kosciusko. Memorial is on South Broadway, on the right when traveling north. The monument to General Nathanial Lyon is located at the center of Lyon Park which borders Broadway Boulevard and Arsenal Street. Lyon Park is located between the Budweiser Brewery and the Old Armory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3100 S Broadway, Saint Louis MO 63118, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Louis Arsenal (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named St. Louis Arsenal (about 600 feet away); This cake commemorates (approx. ¼ mile away); A Wealthy Suburb (approx. 0.3 miles away); 3322 DeMenil Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Site Brewhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); 3319 DeMenil Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Site (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
More about this marker. In 1868, the city of St Louis sought to acquire the present site of
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A movement to erect an equestrian statue of Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed in the Civil War battle of Wilson's Creek in 1861, was started by survivors of the War in 1865 and $15,000 was raised by public subscription and a grant from the County Court in 1868. Three years later, the idea of a statue was abandoned in favor of a granite obelisk. This 28-foot shaft of Missouri granite was dedicated on September 13, 1874 in Lyon Park, the site being the spot where Gen. Lyon organized his military division for the campaign in Western Missouri, and where occurred the first military preparations for the Western Army on the Federal side.
The monument was reported to have been decorated with a bronze medallion of a relief portrait of Lyon on its west side and on the east side a similar medallion containing a classic figure symbolizing war and peace.
Neither medallion was present on photos of the monument taken June 2011.
Photographed By Mike Camero, July 1, 2011
2. Close up - front of Lyon Monument
Photographed By Mike Camero, June 30, 2011
3. Closeup of Lyon Monument
Photographed By Mike Camero, July 1, 2011
4. Back of Lyon Monument
Photographed By Carl Scott Zimmerman, September 29, 2020
5. View across Lyon Park from the northeast
The Nathaniel Lyon Marker is visible at center distance. The St. Louis Arsenal grounds and marker are out of the picture to the left; the St. Louis Arsenal marker in this park is out of the picture to the right.
Library of Congress
6. Nathaniel Lyon,
Brigadier General, U.S.A.
Brigadier General, U.S.A.
Killed at the battle of Springfield, Mo., Aug. 10, 1861.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,587 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2011, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. 5. submitted on October 1, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri. 6. submitted on August 27, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
