This plaque is dedicated in memory of A. H. Rogers the founder, and the employees of the former S.W. Mo. Elec. Ry. Co., which was headquartered in Webb City, operating over a 94 mile system serving the Tri-State Mining Field from 1889 to 1939. . . . — — Map (db m37365) HM
On Adams Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Adams Avenue.
Lebanon, lying 1,265 feet above sea level, in Missouri's Central Ozarks, was founded in 1849 as the seat of newly organized Laclede County. Southern settlers named the town for Lebanon, Tenn. The county name honors the founder of St. Louis. When . . . — — Map (db m44872) HM
On SW 6th Street at Gordon Street, on the left when traveling west on SW 6th Street.
Missouri Pacific Caboose, #13645, a gift of the Union Pacific Railway Company, was located in the park on March 10, 1989, a reminder that from May, 1871 to July, 1982 a railroad ran from Lexington to Sedalia through Concordia.
The Lexington and . . . — — Map (db m43989) HM
In March 1872 Harvey Higgins deeded this two block strip of land to the Lexington and St. Louis Railroad stipulating that a depot be built here. The railroad was the first in the county and its depot was the nucleus of Higginsville. In 1880 the . . . — — Map (db m140277) HM
On North Main Street (Missouri Route 11) at West John Street, in the median on North Main Street.
Founded in 1859 and named for John Wood Brooks, who surveyed the town. First incorporated in 1865. The town became division headquarters for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad in 1859. — — Map (db m144456) HM
Near East Park Street at North Main Street (State Highway 11).
In 1859, while laying out plans for Brookfield, John Wood Brooks, surveyor for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad and native of Boston, included a park reminiscent of his hometown Boston Commons. Though it began as one large park, as the town grew . . . — — Map (db m198798) HM
[Front]
Laclede is distinguished as the boyhood home of John Joseph Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I. He was born near Laclede in Linn County, Sept. 13, 1860. At the time, his parents, . . . — — Map (db m67004) HM
On West Broadway Street at Missouri Route 5, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Disney family moved into this home in 1906.
"I went with my family to live in Marceline when I was four years old...I clearly remember the day we arrived there on the train. A Mr. Coffman met us in his wagon and we rode out to our house in . . . — — Map (db m55367) HM
On East California Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1898, the Santa Fe Railway donated land in the center of the city for a park. Walt Disney played in this very park as a child and would later name the first steam engine installed in his Disneyland Resort the E.P. Ripley. As a tribute to our . . . — — Map (db m198822) HM
On Ritchie Avenue east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
This locomotive is of the "Consolidation" class, having a wheel arrangement 2-8-0. Santa Fe classified it as 2535 series.
The wheels are of medium size, indicating that it was intended for medium-speed, freight duty.
Number 2546 is one of . . . — — Map (db m67164) HM
On West Broadway Street at North Missouri Avenue (State Highway 5), on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
this home is currently a private residence
"I went with our family to live in Marceline when I was around 4 years old I clearly remember the day we arrived there on the train. A Mr. Coffman met us in his wagon and we rode out . . . — — Map (db m198821) HM
On Locust Street south of Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling south.
Created from an original painting by Fred Irvin, this scene portrays a pre-World War I Chillicothe setting. The Milwaukee [Road] Depot (demolished in 1977) serves as a backdrop for period vehicles and a drawn streetcar used to transport patrons . . . — — Map (db m67201) HM
On Washington Street (U.S. 65) south of Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling south.
This mural was chosen based on an 1890 postcard of Locust Street in its prime. The street scene depicts the original buildings in downtown Chillicothe with the activity of the day. Many of the buildings illustrated in the murals of Chillicothe are . . . — — Map (db m66736) HM
On Locust Street at Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling north on Locust Street.
Chillicothe was a point of convergence for three railroads serving northern Missouri, Burlington, Wabash, and later the Milwaukee Road. This mural includes a scene of a steam engine traveling the local countryside in the last years of the 1890s. . . . — — Map (db m67202) HM
On North Macon Street at East Platte Street, on the left when traveling south on North Macon Street.
Locomotive No. 112, Mogul Type, 2-6-0, was delivered by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA., Nov. 29, 1920, retired from service Dec. 29, 1962. During this period it ran 364,562 miles.
Given to the City of Bevier, January 1, 1963 by J. . . . — — Map (db m116870) HM
On East Moore Street at South Gex Street, on the left when traveling west on East Moore Street.
The La Plata Square Historic District boundaries include parts of South Gex Street, West Sanders Street, and East Moore Street. These properties are historically associated with services, recreation, and trades bordering and including the City . . . — — Map (db m216982) HM
On South Missouri Street (U.S. 63) at County Park Drive (Lake View Drive), on the right when traveling north on South Missouri Street.
(side 1) Macon is the seat of justice for one of Missouri's richest coal bearing counties. The town was laid out on rolling upland prairie, between the Middle Fork of the Salt and the East Fork of the Chariton rivers, 1856. Hudson, named for . . . — — Map (db m156228) HM
On 5th Street (State Highway 42) at North Mill Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Maries County, in the central Ozarks of Missouri, was organized in 1855 and named for the Big and Little Maries rivers. The area, in territory ceded by Osage Indians 1808, was roamed by French trappers who early named the Gasconade, Bourbeuse, and . . . — — Map (db m171911) HM
On East Main Street at South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
On April 6, 1846 The City of Princeton had its beginning when 22 Lots were sold. It was named for the battle in which General Mercer, the county's namesake, was killed. Samuel Speer owned the site and had a dwelling, a stable and a blacksmith shop. . . . — — Map (db m188198) HM
On East Marshall Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west.
(Front): Comprising 411 square miles of Missouri's great alluvial plain, this county, organized in 1845, is a high producer of cotton, grain, and soybeans. The Mississippi (Algonquin Indian for Great Water), flowing along some 70 miles of the . . . — — Map (db m17721) HM
On Versailles Avenue west of Oak Street (Missouri Route 87), on the right when traveling west.
Circa 1858, after tracks were laid through California, the Missouri Pacific Railroad built the Central Hotel to house railroad employees. Later, Dr. J.P. Burke, a local doctor who practiced medicine in California for about 50 years, purchased the . . . — — Map (db m62462) HM
On Sterline Road, 0.1 miles west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
From its inception and throughout its 25-year history, Katy Trail State Park
has been one of the most successful rails-to-trails conversions projects in the
United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it
has been . . . — — Map (db m162217) HM
On Sterline Street, 0.1 miles west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
The McKittrick-Portland segment is 15.10 miles long.
After leaving McKittrick, the trail goes under Highway 19 and crosses the Loutre River. Hermann is visible across the river valley from around milepost 102. Deutschheim State Historic Site . . . — — Map (db m162215) HM
On Sterline Road, 0.1 miles west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
Katy Trail State Park users cover the longest
segment between trailheads on the entire trail from
McKittrick to Treloar: 16.10 miles. McKittrick is a former
Katy Railroad town, and remains of the depot foundation
and coal sheds are still . . . — — Map (db m162216) HM
On East Newton Street at South Monroe Street (Missouri Highway W), on the right when traveling east on East Newton Street.
Morgan County, in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks Region, was organized in 1833 and named for Revolutionary War Gen. Daniel Morgan. The lake, impounded by Bagnell Dam built on the Osage River in adjacent Miller County 1929-1931, extends into Morgan . . . — — Map (db m140835) HM
On Main Street just south of Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north.
[side 1] Here in the extreme southern Missouri Ozarks, Oregon County was organized in 1845, and named for the Oregon Territory of the Far West. One of 11 counties along the Arkansas border, Oregon is in a region long roamed . . . — — Map (db m179894) HM
On U.S. 63, 0.2 miles north of State Highway 133, on the right when traveling north.
[side 1] Named for the river on its west border, Osage County was organized, 1841. A seat of justice was centrally located the next year and named Linnville, later Linn, for Lewis F. Linn, Missouri's "Model Senator." J.W. Robinson gave land . . . — — Map (db m180900) HM
On Ward Avenue at 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Ward Avenue.
(Front): The capital of historic Pemiscot County and center for a cotton, grain, timber, and industrial area, Caruthersville was laid out, 1857, by George W. Bushey and J. Hardeman Walker (1794-1860), on the Walker plantation. "Bootheel" . . . — — Map (db m36219) HM
On Thompson Avenue at 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Thompson Avenue.
1860...
Vision of Prosperity
Welcome to Sedalia, Pettis County seat and home of the Missouri State Fair. Sedalia, originally named Sedville, began as a vision in the mind and on the farm of George R. Smith. "Sed" was the nickname of . . . — — Map (db m85305) HM
On 3rd Street at Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
The Katy Depot signifies the importance of Sedalia in the history and development of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad as well as the railroad's importance to the history and development of Sedalia.
Listed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m85225) HM
From its inception and throughout its 25-year history, Katy Trail State Park has been one of the most successful rails-to-trail conversions projects in the United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it has been . . . — — Map (db m85301) HM
Presented to the MO State Fair by Frisco Railway. Accepted by Gov. James T. Blair Jr. Aug. 20, 1956. Moved from Ft. Scott, Kan. to its present location by the MKT. Railroad.
Original cost: $194,845
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Aug. 1943 . . . — — Map (db m85023) HM
On Thompson Avenue at 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Thompson Avenue.
The Sedalia Depot visitor center is the place to begin a Sedalia sightseeing tour. Building hours are posted on the door, and visitors are welcome to tour the historic building, discover the history of Sedalia's railroad culture and learn . . . — — Map (db m85311) HM
On Thompson Avenue at 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Thompson Avenue.
Clifton City, the next trail head east, is 11.7 miles by way of the old rail corridor. Due to an undeveloped section of trail immediately east of here, some travel over city streets is required, adding slightly to that distance. The grade is . . . — — Map (db m85314) HM
On Thompson Avenue at 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Thompson Avenue.
Green Ridge, the next trail head west, is 12.1 miles from here. The grade between these two trail heads remains fairly level, with a slight decline beyond the Missouri State Fair. The grade increases past Campbell Siding and decreases again to . . . — — Map (db m85315) HM
On 3rd Street east of Thompson Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Railroad is a mighty force
magical and mysterious
Trains represent noise, rhythm and change.
To many trains seem a thing of the past -
the stuff of story books.
With this art piece the
Sedalia Heritage Foundation
sought to provide . . . — — Map (db m85228) HM
This is an original French boxcar. The 40 Homme et 8 Chevaux painted on the ends means this car holds 40 men and 8 horses (or mules). The plaques represent the French provinces. American troops rode these boxcars to and from battle in WWI and . . . — — Map (db m85073) HM WM
On Limit Avenue (U.S. 65) south of 16th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Trail's End Project is an historical, educational and artistic tribute to the American spirit of opportunity, adventure and perseverance staged in the 1860's era of dynamic western development. The times were turbulent with political[,] . . . — — Map (db m85134) HM
On Bardsley Road south of Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This passenger car was built in 1883 by the Barney & Smith Car Company from Dayton, Ohio. The Barney & Smith Company built premier railroad passenger cars from 1848 to about 1894 and electric trolley cars for the next 20 years. The company had . . . — — Map (db m157186) HM
In 1953, communities began asking Frisco Railroad [sic - Railway] to make the old Frisco steam locomotives available as historic attractions for cities located along the old Frisco line. Dr. Clair V. Mann, secretary/historian of the Phelps County . . . — — Map (db m157163) HM
On Bardsley Road south of Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Steam locomotive 1501 was once part of a proud stable of thirty such engines on the Frisco Railway system. Built in 1923, the handsome modern machine was the pride of the fleet until dieselization of the system in the late 1940s. The 1501 was part . . . — — Map (db m157161) HM
On West 8th Street just west of Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of hand-hewn log structure built in 1855 as contractors office for southwest branch of Pacific Railroad Later served as home of Edmund Ward Bishop Founder of Rolla During Civil War was used as officers quarters As the Eagle Hotel it was . . . — — Map (db m186159) HM
On West 8th Street just east of North Pine Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged.
"The automobile age in Rolla began about 1905." "The city began paving streets with brick in 1908, filling rutted paths and deep holes on Eighth and Pine streets...". "Local support for better roads coincided with national and regional promotions. . . . — — Map (db m139754) HM
On Bardsley Road south of Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Pandemic of 2020
In January of 2020, a coronavirus made it from China to the United States and by mid-March had spread across the entire world. Named COVID-19, it was considered so deadly that the government forced many businesses to . . . — — Map (db m157177) HM
Here in Kansas City, hikers and bikers can get a large dose of history with their fitness routines, thanks to the location of the citys top trails.
One of the most popular city trails follows an old trolley line that once carried riders from . . . — — Map (db m43189) HM
If you wanted a steak in New York before 1867, you pretty much had to wait until your dinner came in on four legs from Texas to the railheads in central Missouri, and finally hitched a train to Chicago. It was there that cattle were unceremoniously . . . — — Map (db m43199) HM
Railroads and cattle. The two were made for each other, and nowhere did that become more evident than right here in Kansas City.
As cattlemen began using the expanding Kansas Pacific railroad to move cattle more quickly from Texas to points . . . — — Map (db m43184) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 136) just east of South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[side 1] Judicial seat of Putnam County since 1853, Unionville lies 1070 feet above sea level in a scenic region of wooded hills and rolling prairies. Unionville, first named Harmony, was the fifth site to be designated county . . . — — Map (db m179724) HM
On North Sturgeon Street at West Reed Street, on the right when traveling north on North Sturgeon Street.
Moberly, the Magic City, grew from the town platted by the North Missouri R.R. (Wabash) in 1866 to a transportation center with a 6,070 population by 1880. The North Mo. acquired the site when it took over the Chariton and Randolph R.R. after . . . — — Map (db m110128) HM
On Northeast 1st Street at State Highway 10, on the right when traveling south on Northeast 1st Street.
Named for Governor C.H. Hardin, incorporated in 1870 with James Darby the first mayor. Located on the Santa Fe and Wabash railroads in rich Missouri River bottom land.
The John Vanderpool family came from Tennessee in 1815 and settled at Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m198478) HM
Near State Highway 21, 3 miles north of East Walnut Street (State Highway 106), on the right when traveling north.
[side 1] In an area of rugged beauty near the geologic center of the Ozark Highland, Reynolds County was organized 1845, and named for Missouri's 7th governor, Thomas Reynolds. Drained by the Black River, called L'eau Noire by . . . — — Map (db m179937) HM
On South Winchester Street (U.S. 61) north of Tywappity Street, on the right when traveling south.
The second county formed in Missouri's famed Southeast Lowland Region, Scott was organized 1821, and named for John Scott, the State's first Congressman. Southerners were first settlers on Spanish land grants in the late 1790's. The King's Highway . . . — — Map (db m161191) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 15) at East 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Bethel, in North River Valley, five miles from Shelbyville, was founded in 1844 as a religious communal colony by Wilhelm Keil and his German-American followers. Keil (1812-1877), an independent preacher, called his adherents "Christians." . . . — — Map (db m149765) HM
On Public Street south of Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
From Augusta to Dutzow along Katy Trail State Park is 7.70 miles. Augusta has a strong German heritage like many other lower Missouri River towns. This area has several wineries open to the public. Founded in 1836, Augusta has preserved . . . — — Map (db m133204) HM
On State Highway 94 at Darst Bottom Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 94.
Around the time of the Civil War, southwestern St. Charles County was a rural and isolated community. By 1888, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad negotiated to extend its line through the region. As the railroad moved in, two towns sprung up . . . — — Map (db m133233) HM
On Machens Road, 0.4 miles south of State Highway 94, on the left when traveling south.
Welcome to Katy Trail State Park, one of 87 state parks and historic sites managed by Missouri State Parks. Whether you are beginning or ending your journey, Machens is the eastern terminus of the park. From this point, the Katy Trail . . . — — Map (db m169575) HM
On North 6th Street at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on North 6th Street.
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1835 - Part of Andrew Wilson's 999 year lease of the Commons ground.
1876 - Census of St. CHarles Township lists the family of Henry Kroetter (farmer) and wife Catharine and six . . . — — Map (db m133264) HM
On South Riverside Drive east of Boone's Lick Road, on the right when traveling south.
From its inception and throughout its 25-year history, Katy Trail State Park has been one of the most successful rails-to-trails conversions projects in the United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it has been . . . — — Map (db m163853) HM
On North Main Street north of Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north.
The railroad brought touring companies including vaudeville shows, to the opera houses of America. The 1902 production of Uncle Tom's Cabin required two sixty-five foot special cars for the lavish sets and costumes. Tickets were twenty-five, . . . — — Map (db m124874) HM
On North Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north.
Many hotels opened and closed in St. Charles during the railroad boom of the 1870s and 1880s. the Galt Hotel and saloon survived the railroad boom, Prohibition, the Great Depression, a tornado, and a runaway railroad car. — — Map (db m124880) HM
On North 6th Street north of Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1830, still in the afterglow of the Louisiana Purchase, Nathan Boone was contracted to survey the lands of Missouri that would be recognized as St. Charles. By 1835, this plot resided within Andrew Wilson's subdivision. The first person . . . — — Map (db m133258) HM
Near South River Road east of Hemsath Road. Reported unreadable.
Rolling Along the Katy Trail
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad rolled along this route from 1870 to 1988. Locomotives of every era traveled here, tracing the path of the Missouri River, from the early, wood-burning steam engines, . . . — — Map (db m150851) HM
On North 6th Street north of Decatur Street, on the right when traveling north.
1830 - Part of Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons.
1837 - Part of Andrew Wilson's 999 years lease of the Common ground.
1870 - Lot number 6 of Boone's survey block 9 was subdivided between R. B. Fraysier and A. H. Edwards. . . . — — Map (db m133261) HM
Near Greens Bottom Road, 1.3 miles west of Jungs Station Road, on the right when traveling west.
The distance from Greens Bottom to St. Charles is 6.20 miles. Traveling east toward St. Charles, the elevation remains almost constant. Greens Bottom (milepost 45.7) is named for the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) veteran James Green, . . . — — Map (db m169568) HM
Near Greens Bottom Road, 1.3 miles west of Jungs Station Road, on the right when traveling west.
The distance from Greens Bottom to Weldon Spring is 10.30 miles. Trail users heading west pass between bluffs and bottomland farm fields in this wide, flat inside bend of the Missouri River. Between milepost 49 and the Weldon Spring . . . — — Map (db m169567) HM
On North 2nd Street (State Highway 94) just north of Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling north.
North 2nd Street Shops
North Second Street was a bustling thriving commercial district. Butchers, bakers, tinsmiths and saddle makers all had shops on the street; many lived above them on the second floor. Farmers brought their grain to the . . . — — Map (db m150983) HM
On South Riverside Drive at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on South Riverside Drive.
1769
Les Petites Cτtes, River Gateway
St. Charles stands on the banks of the Missouri River as the gateway to the Missouri River valley. First known as Les Petites Cτtes (Little Hills), it was founded by Louis Blanchette in 1769 as a . . . — — Map (db m169194) HM
On South Riverside Drive at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on South Riverside Drive.
Picturesque St. Charles hugs the banks of the Missouri River. The mixture of French, early American and German influences and careful restoration to make this a unique historical town.
Main Street of St. Charles was recognized as a . . . — — Map (db m169202) HM
Near South Riverside Drive at Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
Via the Katy Trail, St. Charles to Machens is 12.6 miles. As you head east, the Missouri River emerges from its bluff-shrouded valley into the expansive bottomland of the Illinois-Missouri-Mississippi rivers. The bluffs around St. Charles . . . — — Map (db m169208) HM
Near State Highway 94, 2.1 miles east of State Highway DD, on the right when traveling east.
The distance from Weldon Spring to Greens Bottom is 10.30 miles. From the trailhead, Katy Trail State Park runs through the 8,000-acre Weldon Spring Conservation area for five miles until milepost 51.2. Besides providing a scenic background . . . — — Map (db m169486) HM
Near State Highway 94, 2.1 miles east of State Highway DD, on the right when traveling east.
From Weldon Spring to Matson is 4.60 miles, one of the shortest distances between trailheads in Katy Trail State Park. At milepost 56.7, less than a mile from the Weldon Spring trailhead is a junction with the Hamburg Trail, a converted haul . . . — — Map (db m169484) HM
On East Main Street at South Talley Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
In 1855, William M. Allen donated land to establish a new community in St. Charles County. Allen laid-out the town, which consisted of a narrow tract of ground seven blocks long, lying east and west, and established a train station to serve the . . . — — Map (db m169519) HM
On East 4th Street (State Highway 52) just west of North Locust Street, on the right when traveling west.
Before Appleton City was founded, the open prairie was the hunting grounds for the Osage Indians and French fur traders and trappers.
When the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad reached this site in September 10, 1870, where was no town. The . . . — — Map (db m181431) HM
On 4th Street (Missouri Route 52) at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on 4th Street.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway arrived in 1870 connecting St. Louis to the Southwest
Oldest M.K.&T Passenger Depot, September 1870 — — Map (db m88737) HM
The proposed site for Forest Park was a 40-minute carriage ride from downtown. To overcome public fears about the land's remote location, park planners guaranteed to make it accessible via inexpensive rail service. — — Map (db m133317) HM
On North 7th Street just north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling north.
Underneath your feet here at Seventh Street, MetroLink winds its way through a railroad tunnel in use since 1875. This double-arched, two-track tunnel was built for freight and passenger train travel from Eads Bridge to the rail yards south of . . . — — Map (db m141183) HM
On South 8th Street (Old U.S. 66) south of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north.
Two days after being involved in a terrible train crash, in which Cardinals players had served as rescuers, the team beat the Boston Braves 8-6 to climb within two games of first place. — — Map (db m133443) HM
On Locust Street at North Broadway, on the right when traveling west on Locust Street.
In March 1861, William Tecumseh Sherman became president of a local railroad based here at Locust and Broadway.
However, upon the outbreak of the Civil Way in April 1961, Sherman quit the railroad to be a leading general in the Union army. . . . — — Map (db m236903) HM
On South 18th Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on South 18th Street.
The trainshed above you was built using Pegram trusses, which are most frequently seen in bridge construction. This truss style was patented by engineer George H. Pegram, a graduate of St. Louis' Washington University. — — Map (db m219052) HM
Near South 18th Street at Clark Street, on the left when traveling north.
America's first seam locomotive lost its first race to a horse-drawn carriage. Credit: U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. — — Map (db m219056) HM
On South 20th Street just south of Eugenia Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building was constructed in 1907 as a haven for traveling railroad workers. We are proud to have restored this historic structure and will continue the long standing tradition of providing rooms for the traveler. We wish you a pleasant stay. — — Map (db m144599) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national
significance in commemorating
the history of the
United States of America
———————
[Markers on interior . . . — — Map (db m62210) HM
On Grand Drive, 0.1 miles west of Cricket Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In the days before automobiles, St. Louisans depended on streetcars. The first streetcar line reached Forest Park in 1885. Within a decade, the park was drawing more than 2.5 million visitors per year. — — Map (db m139720) HM
On DeBaliviere Circle east of Grand Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Since the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Forest Park has been a St. Louis treasure and top tourist destination. Known as the crown jewel of the Midwest, 13 million people visit the the 1,300-acre park each year. The park includes 170 acres of . . . — — Map (db m133309) HM
On Grand Drive, 0.1 miles west of Cricket Drive, on the right when traveling west.
You're en route to a Forest Park icon — the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center, operated by Forest Park Forever in partnership with Explore St. Louis.
Originally built in 1892 as the Lindell Pavilion Streetcar shelter, . . . — — Map (db m139718) HM
On Grand Drive, 0.1 miles west of Cricket Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Lindell Railway Company opened the Lindell Pavilion as a shelter for visitors who took the streetcar to Forest Park for a day's relaxation away from the city. The building was remodelled in 1914 as a golf and tennis locker room and pro shop. . . . — — Map (db m226791) HM
On Cherokee Street west of Lemp Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This home was built when the Central Pacific Railroad was laying tracks across the mountains and valleys from the West and the Union Pacific Railroad was laying tracks coming from the east to build the transcontinental railroad. The home was one . . . — — Map (db m133194) HM
On DeMenil Place at Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling north on DeMenil Place.
Before construction of Interstate 55 and of some of the large industries along the river, DeMenil Place offered an expansive view of the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi was the original interstate of the Midwest, cutting through otherwise . . . — — Map (db m133185) HM
On Marceau Street at South Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Marceau Street.
The Iron Mountain Railroad's tracks were laid in 1855. It traveled to St. Louis to Carondelet 10 times per day, spurring a great deal of industry in the community. — — Map (db m139712) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue just south of Pershing Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This station serves as a connector on the Loop Trolley system, taking passengers directly over the MetroLink light rail system. Here at Forest Park and DeBaliviere, visitors can connect to both the Red and Blue Line trains, traveling as far east as . . . — — Map (db m141949) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue at Delmar Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on DeBaliviere Avenue.
Called the "knuckle" of the Loop Trolley system, the intersection of Delmar & DeBaliviere is a crucial connector to the neighborhoods and businesses to the community today. This area and others along the 2.2 mile route are the focus of transit . . . — — Map (db m141910) HM
On Delmar Boulevard just east of Des Peres Avenue, in the median.
The 1928 Wabash Station was once served by the "Delmar" and "City Limits" streetcar lines, buses, and the Wabash railroad's intercity and commuter trains. When St. Louis decommissioned its Delmar streetcar #10 in 1964, service ended on what is . . . — — Map (db m144364) HM
On Bartmer Avenue west of Clara Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Beginnings
Prior to European settlement, what is recognized today as St. Louis was home to various Native American people: first a large Mississippian community numbering in the thousands, and later groups that moved in and out of the area . . . — — Map (db m169046) HM
Settlement in St. Louis County first occurred along the three main thoroughfares out from the city: Gravois to the southwest, Manchester to the west, and Natural Bridge to the northwest. Railroad development paralleled the Mississippi River to the . . . — — Map (db m124998) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
One of the two experimental demonstrator "Aerotrains" (#2 and #3) built by GM with a new light weigh construction and low center of gravity concept, powered by 1,200 h.p. futuristic locomotives. Initially in mainline service, they rode poorly at . . . — — Map (db m133024) HM
On South Florissant Road at Spot Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Florissant Road.
In 1901 at this site along Spot Drive, a loop was built becoming the end of the Ferguson streetcar line. In 1907, Ferguson joined Kirkwood making the longest streetcar line in St. Louis County. Streetcar service was enjoyed for half a century before . . . — — Map (db m238836) HM
On Rue Saint Francois at Brown Street, on the right when traveling west on Rue Saint Francois.
Elected twenty-seven times to the office of Mayor he served from 1865 to 1890 and then again from 1892 to 1893, dying in office. He helped to bring the West End Narrow Gauge Railroad to Florissant and under his leadership Florissant offered land and . . . — — Map (db m145367) HM
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