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

Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless

1810 - 1905

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

1. Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless Marker

Inscription. Foundress of the
Charless Home
(Formerly the Home of the Friendless)
1853

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 38° 41.623′ N, 90° 13.927′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Bellefontaine Cemetery. It can be reached from West Florissant Avenue. Monument is in Block 61, Lot 240, of Bellefontaine Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4947 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, 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 walking distance of this marker: Samuel Hawken (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); James M Riley (about 300 feet away); Charles Galloway (about 500 feet away); Thomas Hart Benton (about 800 feet away); Presley and Amelia Cordell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kit Bond Chestnut Grove (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. John R. Anderson (approx. ¼ mile away); John B. Meachum (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Regarding Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless. Monument location is designated by the Red #10 marker along the cemetery drive.

Also see . . .
1. Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Charless Home To Close, Future Uncertain (2012). Urban Review St. Louis website entry (Submitted on December 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis MO. Website homepage (Submitted on December 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

2. Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

3. Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless Marker

In the Joseph Charless Family Plot

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,025 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 25, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.