Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Gateway Arch
• The Gateway Arch is a 630 feet tall stainless steel structure designed by famous architect Eero Saarinen. It symbolizes St. Louis's role as the gateway to the west.
• A tram takes . . . — — Map (db m144261) HM
Industry on the River
• The St. Louis riverfront is a working industrial and shipping center for the only area in the country that produces six basic metals: iron, lead, zinc, copper, aluminum and magnesium.
• The City of St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m165761) HM
This boulder stands near the site of the Great Indian Mound, leveled about 1870, which gave the city of St. Louis the name "Mound City" — — Map (db m139362) HM
Mary Meachum believed slavery was wrong, and she did something about it!
Did you know you are standing at the first site in Missouri to be added to the National Park Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom? At this site along the . . . — — Map (db m140413) HM
Big Mound was the largest mound in the St. Louis Mound Group. A ridge mound, 319 feet long, 158 feet wide, and 34 feet high Big Mound contained a burial chamber holding 20 to 30 individuals. Unfortunately, development in the City of St. Louis led to . . . — — Map (db m139425) HM
"a Verry rainey morning the wind from the N, E, crossed the river to St. Louis, Capt. Lewis detain for to acquire information of the Countrey and to prepare Despatches to the government by the next Mail. At 11oClock I proceeded on..."
William . . . — — Map (db m140473) HM
