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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Louis County, Missouri
Clayton is the county seat for St. Louis County
Adjacent to St. Louis County, Missouri
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On Laclede Station Road at Bennett Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Laclede Station Road.
Arthur Ashe lived at 1221 Laclede Station Road in 1961-62 as the guest of owner Richard A. Hudlin. This side yard tennis court is where Mr. Hudlin helped Arthur improve his game.
This memorial recognizes two African-American men . . . — — Map (db m145182) HM
On South Big Bend Boulevard at Bruno Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Big Bend Boulevard.
★ Lee T. Goff ★ Charles Gray ★ Walter M. Rupert ★ Mamual Johnson ★ Roy G. Winzenburg ★ Roy E. Lile
C.W. Backland Charles Bante A.J. Biggs Chester Brewer Sammel Brewer Victor Brewer . . . — — Map (db m191968) WM
On Laclede Station Road at Thomas Street, on the right when traveling south on Laclede Station Road.
By the late 1800s, many local large landowners began subdividing their property for residential developments. Property formerly part of the Charles and Mary Rannells Home Farm was purchased by Evens Howard Firebrick Company along with adjacent . . . — — Map (db m145185) HM
On South McKnight Road north of Manchester Road (Missouri Highway 100), on the right when traveling north.
[Plaque to the left of the door]
Faifax House
This house, built circa 1841, by James Collier Marshall an early resident of the Rock Hill area, is one of the oldest homes along Manchester Road, in St. Louis County, Missouri . . . — — Map (db m124919) HM
On Lindbergh Boulevard (U.S. 61/67) 0.2 miles west of Roxanna Drive, on the right when traveling north.
First city of the Trans-Mississippi West and second permanent settlement in Missouri. Founded, 1764, by the New Orleans Frenchman Laclede as a trading post to tap the rich fur resources of the Missouri Valley. Named for canonized Louis IX, French . . . — — Map (db m140858) HM
On Watson Road (State Highway 366) west of Jacobs Coal Road, on the left when traveling east.
The "Frisco" Railway Crossing & Trestle crosses Historic Route 66, "The Mother Road", in Shrewsbury, Missouri. The highway was established on November 11, 1926, and spanned from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. This spot is located . . . — — Map (db m156212) HM
On Lansdowne Avenue at Murdoch Cutoff on Lansdowne Avenue.
Honoring the men and women of American Legion Post III who served our country.
Lord, bless the members of Legion Post III for answering the call in our nations time of need. We ask that You protect them for all . . . — — Map (db m219212) WM
On Hazel Avenue at Shrewsbury Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Hazel Avenue.
We the citizens of Shrewsbury pay tribute to its veterans who served in the armed forces of our country in peace and armed conflict we pay special tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the service — — Map (db m240263) WM
The Works Progress Administration at Fort Belle Fontaine
President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression of the 1930's. WPA workers built all the limestone projects from . . . — — Map (db m234286) HM
The Mill
In early America mills powered by water or wind were the most advanced form of power and appeared in every frontier settlement. Mills were used to grind grain, saw wood, tan hides, weave fabric and make paper. The waterwheel was . . . — — Map (db m234263) HM
Welcome to Columbia Bottom Conservation Area where the great waters meet. Named long ago for the symbolic lady of the United States, Columbia was also a mid-1800s river town on the area. In 1997, work began to shape the more than 4,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m216829) HM
On Bellefontaine Road, 0.6 miles east of Fountainhead Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Fort Belle Fontaine was built in 1805 on a low plain near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Belle Fontaine was the first U.S. military post located in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and was originally called Cantonment . . . — — Map (db m142606) HM
Cantonment Belle Fontaine and Fort Belle Fontaine
Fort Belle Fontaine, built in 1805, was the first U.S. military post located west of the Mississippi River in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. A fort was more than a military . . . — — Map (db m234296) HM
June 20, 1803
President Thomas Jeffersons instructions to Meriwether Lewis
on river exploration:
The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such
principle stream of it, as, by its course & communication with . . . — — Map (db m124994) HM
Near Spanish Lake Park Road south of Spanish Pond Road.
The Spanish Lake area is rich in history. By the 18th century, the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers had become a strategic location part of the Louisiana Territory. Transfer of the territory from France to Spain was confirmed in . . . — — Map (db m193783) HM
On Bellefontaine Road, 0.7 miles north of Fountainhead Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the last night of their 7,500 mile jouney at Fort Belle Fontaine. Located on the south bank of the Missouri River near Coldwater Creek, it had been built in 1805 while they were crossing the continent . . . — — Map (db m142613) HM
On Redman Avenue east of Bellefontaine Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Twillman House was described in 1911 as "one of the most imposing and beautiful country homes in this section." German immigrant Johann Heinrich Twillman (1827-1882) built the house of handmade brick in 1870 on 370 acres of farmland. The . . . — — Map (db m193780) HM
Near Bellefontaine Road, 0.4 miles north of Fountainhead Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Why is this Park Important?
St. Louis was a center of military activity for the trans-Mississippi West for 181 years (1765-1946)
Cantonment Belle Fontaine - First Indian factory (trading post) built west of the Mississippi (1805) . . . — — Map (db m142539) HM
Near Rott Road at South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Anthony Caro has been a key figure in the evolution of sculpture in the 20th century and is considered one of the most important British sculptors of his time. In most of his sculptor, Caro employs a broad vocabulary of forms including figures, . . . — — Map (db m219131) HM
Near Laumeier Park Road east of Rott Road, on the right when traveling east.
Donald Lipski's work explores how context transforms the meaning of ready-made objects, through a whimsical combination of materials and site. Lipski's approach to art is mainly conceptual; he seeks to express ideas through not only the flaked . . . — — Map (db m219193) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Ernest Trova's Abstract Variation series reflects his interest in the precarious balance of chaos and order. The artworks in this series vary in scale, from modest to monumental, and were made of either COR-TEN or painted steel. . . . — — Map (db m219082) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Trova's Poet series originated from his lifelong love of poetry. During his creative expansion in the early 1970s, Trova looked to his lyrical impulses, from one who had written his own poetry but also written about and studied the history . . . — — Map (db m219101) HM
Near Laumeier Park Road at Rott Road, in the median.
Ernest Trova's Gox No. 3, 1974, comprised of jumbled geometric cut-outs, is aggressive in tone with a rigid repetition of active angular forms. The negative shapes teeter precariously while confined within the solidity of the steel . . . — — Map (db m219211) HM
Near Laumeier Park Drive east of Rott Road, on the right when traveling east.
Geoffrey Krawzyck's site-specific installation is an interactive space that refers to the decline of the Cahokian culture and the contemporary decay of urban areas in St. Louis. Commissioned for Laumeier's exhibition Mound City, the . . . — — Map (db m219210) HM
Near Rott Road near South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Inspired by a site visit to Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site two years ago. Scaria's Woodhenge, 2016 refers directly to the speculative theories about the collapse of the Mississippian civilization that was abandoned by the mid-13th . . . — — Map (db m204542) HM
On Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Nature heals spending time in the outdoors can improve your health.
Forest Therapy is rooted in the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, often translated as "forest bathing." The term refers to taking in the forest atmosphere. It . . . — — Map (db m219088) HM
Near Laumeier Park Road east of Rott Road, on the left when traveling east.
Four Shades, 1994
elm, sycamore, pine, basswood, Kentucky bluegrass sod, topsoil
dimensions variable
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission with funds from Aurelia and George Schlapp
Ian Hamilton Finlay's . . . — — Map (db m219143) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Trained by modern masters like Anthony Caro and Henry Moore, Witkin explored both physical and psychological landscapes in his work, eventually developing a signature style of fluid and wildly organic bronze pieces. Rather than beginning with a . . . — — Map (db m219065) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Laumeier Project, 1981
red cedar, zinc-coated carriage bolts
187 Χ 228 Χ 261 inches
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission, with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Adler and an anonymous . . . — — Map (db m219095) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection with funds from Mark Twain Laumeier Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts
Jenny Holzer has used text as an element in her work for decades. In Living, Holzer presents us with idiosyncratic, . . . — — Map (db m219062) HM
On Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Jonathan Borofsky's Man with Briefcase at #2968443, 1986, is a towering, white-collar holding a briefcase, an archetypal image displayed as a cut-out figure. In 1969, to aid his concentration, Borofsky began a process of numbering pieces . . . — — Map (db m219092) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Space Between Scott and Plessy, 2013
cast bronze, wood, mixed media
dimensions variable
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission with funds from The Mark Twain Laumeier Endowment Fund and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the . . . — — Map (db m219106) HM
On Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1976 and occupying 105 acres, Laumeier Sculpture Park has evolved from a rich history of land use including agriculture and private estates into one of the premier outdoor art museums in the country. Laumeier offers a wide variety . . . — — Map (db m219081) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy the artist, PDX Contemporary Art and the Greg Kucera Gallery
Commissioned for the exhibition Mound City
Born to the son of Wyoming ranchers and a daughter of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation (Iroquois/Haudenosaunee), Watt . . . — — Map (db m219075) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Northern Grove acts as a gateway to the park, presenting a series of sculptural forms that combine both ancient and contemporary references. This area frames and is framed by the history of the Laumeier grounds providing an intellectual oasis . . . — — Map (db m219120) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Voltaire's Candide leaves the reader with the sage advice to "tend your garden." When African-American artist Pearl Fryar began his remarkable topiary garden in Bishopville, South Carolina, he was not thinking about sculpture, but about winning . . . — — Map (db m219104) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Seventy feet long, thirteen feet wide and following the contours of an uneven slope in Laumeier's Way Field, Robert Stackhouse's St. Louie Bones, 1987, creates a rippling silhouette on the Park's landscape. Conceptually modeled by the . . . — — Map (db m219079) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Intricate Wall confronts and confounds viewers and highlights the similarities and differences that exist between sculpture and architecture. During his artistic career as one of the most well-known Minimalist sculptors from the 1960's and . . . — — Map (db m219084) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Street, on the right when traveling east.
Steve Tobin's Walking Roots, 2002, converts facets of nature into sculpture. Drawing on his interest in history and the natural world, Tobin is inspired by the power and wonder of ancient structures at Easter Island, the Giza Pyramids and . . . — — Map (db m219133) HM
Near Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Since the founding of St. Louis, people have flocked out of the city to these Meramec River hills. In the late 1700s, folks came for the pure water & mineral springs. In the late 1800s, for resorts & country houses. Since the 1950s, for the leafy . . . — — Map (db m219064) HM
On Laumeier Park Road east of Rott Road, on the right when traveling east.
Buzzer, 2014
Dottie, 2014
Whisker the Warm Werm, 2014
mixed media
dimensions variable
Laumeier Sculpture Park Commission with funds from Nancy and Ken Kranzburg, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Ellen and Durb . . . — — Map (db m219152) HM
On Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east.
Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection with funds from the Mark Twain Laumeier Endowment Fund and donations from Dorte Bjerregaard, Jiamin and Michael Dierberg, Alison and John Ferring, Foundation for Sunset Hills, Nancy and Ken Kranzberg, Ramsey . . . — — Map (db m219073) HM
On South Lindbergh Boulevard at Eddie and Park Rd., on the right when traveling east on South Lindbergh Boulevard.
"In tribute to the founders of our nation and the guardians of our freedom, whose courage and selfless sacrifice of life, family and fortune, in service to our country, protect and preserve the independence, democracy and security of . . . — — Map (db m233435) WM
On Ackert Walkway at Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Ackert Walkway.
By 1920, the Kirkwood-Ferguson streetcar line stretched through the heart of University City, and provided access to vibrant shopping in the Delmar Loop and to local attractions such as the Delmar Garden Amusement Park and the Delmar Race Track. . . . — — Map (db m219043) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born in St. Louis, Aaron Edward Hotchner grew up in the Westgate Hotel at Delmar and Kingshighway, and attended Soldan High School. A 1941 Washington University Law School graduate, he served as a military journalist before becoming a successful . . . — — Map (db m124663) HM
By 1920, the Kirkwood-Ferguson streetcar line stretched through the heart of University City, and provided access to vibrant shopping in the Delmar Loop and to local attractions such as the Delmar Garden Amusement Park and the Delmar Race Track. . . . — — Map (db m219041) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Agnes Moorehead moved to St. Louis as a child, where she acted in stage productions, danced with the Municipal Opera, and debuted as a radio singer on KMOX in 1923. After moving to New York and appearing on Broadway, she became a . . . — — Map (db m124665) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Albert Hirschfeld was born in a house on Kensington Avenue in St. Louis. His family moved to New York when he was 12, and by age 18 he was Artistic Director at Selznick Pictures. After the New York Times printed one of his theater sketches in 1927, . . . — — Map (db m124748) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Albert Nelson, he was a farm laborer who became a premier blues guitarist. Self-taught, first on a one-string "Diddley-Bow" and then on a guitar he made from a cigar box, King played left-handed and upside down. In 1956 he moved to Lovejoy, . . . — — Map (db m124688) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Archibald Lee Wright, Hall of Fame Boxer Archie Moore was raised in St. Louis. Moore began his professional career fighting locally in 1936, but his impressive record and imposing knockout style caused champions to avoid him. Moore finally got . . . — — Map (db m124612) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Holly Compton, a science prodigy, built and flew a glider at age 18. In 1920 he became a professor and head of the Physics Department at Washington University. There he deduced that x-rays, known to be waves, also act like particles. He . . . — — Map (db m124761) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Renι Auguste Chouteau in New Orleans, he was raised by his stepfather, Pierre Laclθde, and his mother, Marie Therθse Chouteau. As Laclede's clerk and Lieutenant, the 14-year-old Chouteau led the workers who began building St. Louis on February . . . — — Map (db m124691) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Barry Commoner joined the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis in 1947. In 34 years there he explored viral function and led cellular research with implications for cancer diagnosis. Alarmed in the early 1950s by the health risks posed by . . . — — Map (db m124698) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Betty Grable was born at 3858 Lafayette Avenue in St. Louis and moved to the Forest Park Hotel in 1920. She entered Clark's Dancing School at age 3 and attended Mary Institute. When only 12 she went to Hollywood and got her first film role the next . . . — — Map (db m124695) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
William Henry Mauldin joined the Army newsletter Stars and Stripes as a cartoonist during World War II. There he perfected Joe and Willie, the muddy, weary "dogfaces" who portrayed the drabness of the foot soldier's life. Despised by the . . . — — Map (db m124719) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
At age 22, Bob Costas joined KMOX Radio in 1974 to announce St. Louis Spirits' basketball games. During his seven years at KMOX, he honed the skills which fueled his career's meteoric rise. His intelligence, humor and . . . — — Map (db m124675) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Robert Gibson, once a Harlem Globetrotter, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 until he retired in 1975. Known for his fastball, he struck out 3,117 batters. In his 1968 MVP season, Bob Gibson pitched 28 complete games and 13 shutouts . . . — — Map (db m124693) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Often called the greatest front-office strategist in baseball history, Branch Rickey came to the Cardinals in 1917 and turned a losing team into a powerhouse. Believing that "luck is the residue of design," he developed the modern farm system that . . . — — Map (db m124532) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right.
Buddy Ebsen gained worldwide fame in the 1960s as Jed Clampett, the central character on "The Beverly Hillbillies," one of the most popular series in television history. He was born Christian Ludolpf Ebsen Jr. in Belleville, Illinois, where his . . . — — Map (db m124749) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Radnitz earned medical degrees from the German University of Prague in 1920 and married later that year. After that they joined the Washington University School of Medicine in 1931, their discovery of the . . . — — Map (db m124775) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
One of the finest fliers of his time, Charles Lindbergh was the chief pilot for the first St. Louis to Chicago Airmail Route, in April 1926 while based at Lambert Field, he conceived of an airplane that could fly from New York to Paris, and . . . — — Map (db m124771) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A revolutionary designer, Charles Eames was born in St. Louis and studied architecture at Washington University. He settled in Venice, California when he designed some of the most innovative furniture of the most Post-War Modern period with his wife . . . — — Map (db m124664) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim started his first production company in St. Louis in 1954. A four-time Oscar winner, he received his first of 12 Academy Award nominations in 1956 for "A City Decides," a film about the integration of St. . . . — — Map (db m124627) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Charles Marion Russell's more than 3,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures captured the essence of the American West. Born in St. Louis, he grew up at Oak Hill, his family's country estate near present-day Tower Grove Park. Russell, who moved to . . . — — Map (db m124684) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Hailed as "The Father of Rock & Roll," Chuck Berry's signature guitar work, poetic songwriting, and inspired showmanship have influenced every Rock & Roll musician to follow him. Beginning with "Maybellene" in 1955, he recorded a series of hits that . . . — — Map (db m124673) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
International Legend with Local Roots
Charles Edward Anderson (Chuck) Berry was born October 18, 1926 to Henry and Martha Berry in St. Louis, Missouri. He first took to the stage in 1941 during a school program at Sumner High School where . . . — — Map (db m167287) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
Born in St. Louis, Clark Terry made his first trumpet out of garden hose, attended Vashon High School, and played in local clubs before joining a Navy Band during World War II. His years with County Basie and Duke Ellington in the late 1940s and . . . — — Map (db m124516) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Major League Baseball was closed to Blacks until 1947, relegating some of the game's best players to the Negro Leagues. One of them was James Thomas Bell, who joined the St. Louis Stars in 1922. Nicknamed Cool Papa for his composure, Bell played and . . . — — Map (db m124717) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
One of the greatest offensive tackles of all time, Dan Dierdorf was an All-American at the University of Michigan before joining the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971. Dierdorf and his fellow linemen anchored the Cardiac Cardinals, and became one of the . . . — — Map (db m124621) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Moving to St. Louis at age 14, David Garroway attended University City High School and Washington University. After training as a radio announcer while an NBC page in New York, he worked in Pittsburgh and then Chicago, where he returned after . . . — — Map (db m124531) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right.
David Rowland Francis came to St. Louis in 1866 and graduated from Washington University in 1870. A successful businessman, he was elected Mayor of St. Louis in 1885 and Governor of Missouri in 1888; he later served as Secretary of the Interior from . . . — — Map (db m124546) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born and raised in St. Louis, David Margulois graduated from Central High in 1930 and received a law degree from St. Louis University in 1937. With his sights on Broadway, he moved to New York in 1940 and changed his name to David Merrick. Building . . . — — Map (db m125040) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Saxophonist David Sanborn grew up in Kirkwood and began playing in St. Louis area clubs as a teen. He backed legends like Albert King, Little Milton and Gil Evans, then joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1967, later playing with them at . . . — — Map (db m124708) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born in St. Louis, Dick Gregory grew up at 1803 N. Taylor Ave. shining shoes to help feed his family. At Sumner High School, he led a march against conditions at segregated schools and set a state record in track. As a star comedian in the early . . . — — Map (db m124777) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
Among the greatest bowlers in history and a leading ambassador for the sport, Dick Weber became a St. Louisan in 1955 when he joined the legendary Budweiser Bowling Team. A charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association, Weber won Bowler of . . . — — Map (db m124628) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Known for his homespun wit and good-natured bravado, Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was perhaps the most colorful member of the Cardinals' famed "Gas House Gang." With his blazing fastball he won 30 games in 1934, earning MVP Honors and leading the . . . — — Map (db m124536) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Remembered for the infamous 1857 decision that denied them their freedom, Dred and Harriet Scott spent much of their adult lives enslaved in St. Louis. In the 1830s, Dred Scott's slave owner took him to the free State of Illinois and then to federal . . . — — Map (db m124538) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The founder of tennis' Davis Cup, Dwight Davis was born in St. Louis. He was one of his era's best players and won several titles while at Harvard. In 1900, he founded the international competition that came to bear his name and captained the first . . . — — Map (db m124514) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right.
A loyal native whose mother allowed him to choose any college that was "Catholic and in St. Louis," Ed Macauley led the Saint Louis University basketball team to the 1948 NIT National Championship and won AP Player of the year in 1949. Later a high . . . — — Map (db m124569) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a Presbyterian minister and editor of the St. Louis Observer, believed that slavery was a sin. First calling for gradual emancipation, he later became an abolitionist, but in the volient climate of 1830s St. Louis, neither . . . — — Map (db m124700) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Ernest Tino Trova, a self-trained St. Louis native, became one of the significant artists of the late twentieth century. Best known for his signature image, The Falling Man, Trova considered his entire output a single "work in progress." A collector . . . — — Map (db m124763) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue when traveling west.
Eugene Field, born at 634 South Broadway in St. Louis, became a reporter for the St. Louis Evening Journal in 1873. Over the next decade he developed the charming and witty style that would make him America's foremost columnist. The Chicago Morning . . . — — Map (db m124755) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
One of the 20th century's most prominent surgeons, Evarts A. Graham chaired the Department of Surgery at Washington University from 1919 to 1951. Under his direction, it became a world leader in surgical procedures and training. Graham performed the . . . — — Map (db m124751) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Fontella Bass, daughter of Gospel great Martha Bass, was born and raised in St. Louis. She played piano and sang with R&B stars Little Milton and Oliver Sain, and launched her solo career in 1965 with the electrifying "Rescue Me," a #1 R&B and #4 . . . — — Map (db m125035) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
With the introduction of streetcars at the turn of the 20th Century, outlying areas of the City of St. Louis drew the attention of investors and developers plotting out the prairie land. In this picture, you can see the original Delmar streetcar . . . — — Map (db m133106) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The greatest player in St. Louis Browns history, "Gentleman" George Sisler was arguably baseball's most complete first baseman. Intelligent and athletic, he won two batting titles, led the league in steals four times and was one of the finest . . . — — Map (db m124539) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
An inspiring educator, Gerald Early was appointed the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in English and served as Director of Washington University's Center for the Humanities, the American Culture Studies Program, and the African and African . . . — — Map (db m124715) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Grace Ann Bumbry grew up at 1703 Goode Ave. in St. Louis. She joined the Union Memorial Methodist Church's choir at eleven, and sang at Sumner High School. She was a 1954 winner on the "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts." After her concert debut in . . . — — Map (db m124757) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Gyo Obata, a Washington University graduate co-founded the St. Louis architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum in 1955. It attained global prominence, largely due to Obata's designs. His influence on the St. Louis skyline is profound. The Priory . . . — — Map (db m124760) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A Chicago native, Harold Ramis attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated in 1966. Inspired by life in a fraternity house on Forsyth Boulevard, Ramis co-wrote the 1978 collegiate farce "Animal House," the first of his box-office hits. . . . — — Map (db m124699) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to women's participation at all levels of government, Harriett Woods began her political career on the University City Council in 1967 and became the first woman elected statewide in Missouri in 1984. As a State Senator and as Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m124622) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Princeton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
A lifetime of community involvement began when the rattling sound from a manhole cover on a University City street prevented her children from sleeping.
Getting involved to solve this problem would lead Harriet Woods to serve as:
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On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born Harry Christopher Carabina, he grew up at 1909 LaSalle St. in St. Louis and attended Dewey School and Webster Groves High School. He played on two local semi-pro baseball teams before starting his radio career. After announcing both Cardinals . . . — — Map (db m192187) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
The only boxer to hold world titles in three weight classes simultaneously, Henry Armstrong moved to St. Louis as a young boy and he was an honor student at Vashon High School. Known as "Perpetual Motion," he dominated feather, welter and . . . — — Map (db m124637) HM
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