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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Louis County, Missouri
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Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Illinois Terminal built 20 Class C elec tric interurban freight locomotives at their Decatur, IL shops, using trucks, traction motors and control equipment from retired passenger cars. These were needed as freight trains became heavier, and are . . . — — Map (db m132955) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This is a 2-10-0 decapod type freight locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Imperial Russia, which contracted with Baldwin in 1915 for some 1,200 locomotives. Following the Russian Revolution, and therefore the inability to deliver these . . . — — Map (db m132951) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The mail was picked up, sorted and delivered in this 70' car. Mail destined for this train was placed in a large pouch and attached to a crane (hook) located alongside the track. On each side of the mail car is a steel V-shaped catcher arm. Without . . . — — Map (db m132928) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
0-4-0T Four Wheel Switcher built by Davenport Locomotive Works, it is a coal burning, narrow gauge (30"), saddle tank locomotive (it carried it's water and fuel on the engine so it did not need a tender) that was used at the Laclede Christy Company . . . — — Map (db m132911) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built at the Plymouth Locomotive Works of Plymouth, Ohio, number 2003 is a propane-electric unit used in short line freight service on the Joplin-Pittsburg Railroad and later on the Kansas City public service freight operations (as #1). It weighs . . . — — Map (db m132948) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the White Motor Company as a school bus, it was adapted to rail by the IT railroad which equipped it with a special rear axle, flanged wheels and a four wheel front bogie truck. This railbus, "The Dinky", was used to transport passengers . . . — — Map (db m132986) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
2-8-4 Kanawha (or Berkshire) type freight locomotive built by ALCO, THE 2727 weighs 850,000 lbs. is 105' 1 7/8" long, has a roller bearings on all of it's axles and could generate more than 5,000 h.p. Donated in 1957 by the Chesapeake & Ohio . . . — — Map (db m133015) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
4-4-0 American type passenger locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Number 274 features a rigid coupler with a slotted knuckle to mate with link-and-pin couplers and one of the earliest 6" air compressors with cam operated driver brakes. . . . — — Map (db m132969) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by General Electric, this model U28C freight locomotive has a 16 cylinder, 4 cycle turbo charged engine which produces 2,800 horsepower. It is 67 feet 3 inches long, weighs 360,000 pound and has a 2,900 gallon capacity fuel tank. Union Pacific . . . — — Map (db m132994) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
4-8-2 Mohawk-type locomotive built by Alco for fast freight service. Later versions performed both passenger and freight duties. Number 2933 has 69" drivers and weighs 370,150 pounds. Donated in 1963 by the New York Central Railroad. Restoration . . . — — Map (db m132954) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Illinois Central railroad at it's Burnside shops in Chicago with the instruments provided by the University of Illinois (the car was jointly owned). The dynamometer car is a rolling laboratory that tests the pulling power of . . . — — Map (db m132993) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works built this 4-4-0 (American Standard) type locomotive. It was extensively rebuilt by the railroad, getting a new boiler, new steam chests with piston valves, a steel cab, and a new tender, and it was converted to burn . . . — — Map (db m132974) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This eight-wheel (0-8-0), heavy steam switcher was "home-built" at the TRRA's Brooklyn, IL, shops. It was the first steam locomotive ever built with a one-piece, solid cast steel locomotive bed, which included its cylinders with the frame and pilot . . . — — Map (db m132989) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for $284,000.00, this SD-45 heavy freight locomotive has a model V-20 turbo charged engine. This model has 20 cylinders and is the first V-20 engine ever made which was the largest ever used on . . . — — Map (db m133022) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
4-4-0 American type passenger locomotive, #39 was christened the "Marmora" when it was built in 1876 at the Boston & Albany's Srpingfield, Mass. shops. Designed by Master Mechanic Wilson Eddy #39 was one of the hundred "Eddy Clocks" known for their . . . — — Map (db m132968) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1941 by the American Locomotive Company at a cost of $265,000.00 number 4006 is one of 25 "big boys," the largest successful steam locomotives ever built, with a total weight over 600 tons. It is 132'9 1/4" long, carries 33 tons of coal and . . . — — Map (db m133017) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This Model NC diesel-electric switcher cost $91,500.00 has a 900 h.p., 12 cylinder, Winston 201 A engine, weighs 250,000 lbs. and has a cast frame (modern locomotives have a fabricated / welded frame).
Switch engines are used primarily to . . . — — Map (db m132952) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) built this model RS-3 diesel-electric, four axle (B-B), road switcher locomotive. It produced 1600 hp from a 12 cylinder, model 244 engine. The RS-3 was built from May 1950 to August 1956, and 1,370 were . . . — — Map (db m132978) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This is one of two class P-5 prototypes built at the railroad's Altoona, PA, shops. They led to the construction of 90 additional, class P-5a locomotives which were built for electrified passenger service between New York City, Philadelphia, PA, . . . — — Map (db m132960) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as #4918 or use in the Northeast Corridor from New York to Washington, D.C. This GGI class electric locomotive was 1 of 139 which were built from 1934 o 1943. It is 79 feet 6 inches long, weighs 477,000 pounds and . . . — — Map (db m132958) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by General Motors/ General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, this 1,800 h.p. locomotive was the first non-articulated, high speed, mainline passenger locomotive on the American railroads. Originally powering the B&O's "Royal Blue" passenger . . . — — Map (db m132949) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1944 by Baldwin Locomotive Works at a cost of $264,681.00, number 5011 is one of the largest non-articulated locomotives ever built, with a total weight over 470 tons. Built for fast freight service, the 5011 has 74" driving wheels-the . . . — — Map (db m132979) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Goodman Equipment Corporation to extract lead ore (galena) from the St. Joe Mineral Mines in Bonne Terre, Missouri, these two ton capacity cars were pulled by the eight ton electric locomotive. Power supply came from an overhead source. . . . — — Map (db m132899) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado-Type freight locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works. During WWI the United States Railroad Administration developed standardized railroad designs and there were thousands of Mikados built. Mikados were considered the "work . . . — — Map (db m132925) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
4-6-2 Pacific type passenger locomotive built by the Locomotive and Machine Works of Montreal, Limited, the Canadian branch of ALCO, the 5529 weighs 346,030 lbs., has brakes on the lead trucks and is an excellent example of early 20th Century . . . — — Map (db m132970) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works, this 2-6-0 mogul-type freight locomotive was retained two years after the Wabash had become dieselized because of a bridge which no support the weight of diesel-electric locomotives. Number 573 weighs . . . — — Map (db m132953) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the American Car & Foundry Company for the CB&Q, this 80' day coach was used in mainline and branch service. It is of riveted steel construction and is equipped with axle driven electric generators and mechanical air conditioning. Donated . . . — — Map (db m132934) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
General Electric built this lock-towing locomotive as part of the original equipment for the Panama Canal, the first of a fleet that grew to over 100. Three locks at each end of the canal raised and lowered the ships 85 feet as they passed through . . . — — Map (db m132905) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Centennials were built between 1969 & 1971 by the Electro Motive division of General Motors Corporation. The name "Centennial" honors the anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. Number 6944, built in 1971, . . . — — Map (db m133020) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
American Car and Foundry built this 60' long mail/express car for about $8,000. It weighs 80,000 pounds, has a wooden body and its underframe. The turnbuckles that join the two ends of each rod at the center of the car can be adjusted to keep the . . . — — Map (db m132985) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works built this six-wheel or 0-6-0 switching locomotive used to move cars in a rail yard or industrial plant. Switchers were meant for low speeds and sharp curves. They usually didn't have leading or trailing wheels, putting . . . — — Map (db m132937) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
American Car and Foundry built this lightweight parlor- observation car largely of riveted aluminum, with some low-allow, high-tensile steel. It seats 26 first class passenger in individual reclining and rotating parlor seats, six in the observation . . . — — Map (db m132995) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Whitcomb Locomotive Company of Rochelle, IL, built this 65-ton industrial switcher, model 65-DE-17-A. It has a B-B classification and cost $49,775. It was built with two Hercules, 4-cycle, 6 cylinder diesel engines that each produced 240 HP, for . . . — — Map (db m132977) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway was jointly owned by the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Railways. This caboose was built by the Northern Pacific Railway at its Brainerd, MN shops, and is equipped with an oil-fired heater and . . . — — Map (db m132938) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Rhode Island Locomotive Works built this 0-4-4T Forney-type locomotive (named for its designer, Matthias N. Forney) for use on a Chicago elevated line. The "T" indicates it is a tank locomotive, without a separate tender. Hundreds of Forney . . . — — Map (db m132996) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Designed and built by the Union Pacific Railroad in the Omaha Shop, this rotary snowplow is the heaviest ever built weighing 367,400 lbs. Its cutting wheel could throw snow far to either side of the track as it was pushed forward at four to six . . . — — Map (db m133019) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, NY, this 4-4-0 is a "Camelback" or "Mother Hubbard" locomotive. It gets that name from the engineer's cab being located in its center, above the boiler. This is due to the wide . . . — — Map (db m132982) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Made from a steam locomotive's "whale back" tender by removing the fuel tank and placing the plow on the water tank which was filled with rock to weigh it down. The plow would push it through the snow. Donated in 1995 by the Southern Pacific . . . — — Map (db m133021) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the General American Transportation Corporation, number 96500 is the world's largest tank car. Used for experimental purposes, transporting anhydrous ammonia and lp gas, this "whale belly" unit carried 60,200 gallons, weighs 220 tons fully . . . — — Map (db m132950) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Budd Company with the engine a 1,000 H.P. 567 diesel built by General Motors' Electro Motive Division. At 80' long and weighing 202,000 lbs. #9908 was the last of the early "Zephyr" trains in which the car body housed the engine and . . . — — Map (db m132924) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by General Electric to pull transcontinental passenger trains through the Cascade Mountains, number E-2 is one of five 1+B-D-D-B+1 "gearless bi-polars" which means the 12 traction motors are mounted directly on the driving axles thus . . . — — Map (db m132943) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by American Car & Foundry, this two compartment, 70-ton capacity steel covered hopper was used to carry bulk items which needed protection from the elements. Cement, grain, dry chemicals, and plastic pellets are examples of typical cargo. . . . — — Map (db m132930) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Civil War did not help the Pacific Railroad's finances or construction schedule. Railroads and their destruction were an important strategic element in the battles between North and South; General Sherman's army in its march across Georgia, . . . — — Map (db m133001) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This twin-engine 1943 Douglas Aircraft product, the military version of the DC-3, is believed to have been used by the United Sates Army Air Force in the World War II invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
The plane is painted . . . — — Map (db m132915) HM
On East Adams Avenue just east of North Kirkwood Road (U.S. 61/67), on the right when traveling east.
The First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood was organized, by the grace of God, in September 1854, and has been on this site since 1856. The original brick building was replaced by a stone building in 1889. This tower was the entrance to that stone . . . — — Map (db m140844) HM
Near Barrett Station Road, on the right when traveling east.
On July 4, 1851, over two years after the Missouri State Legislature had chartered the Pacific Railroad, construction finally began. At this point, most Missourians had caught the "railroad fever," rallying behind construction projects.
The . . . — — Map (db m133006) HM
On Old Big Bend Road east of South Ballas Road, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1866 as a free place of burial for persons of African Descent residing within five miles. Quinette Cemetery is thought to be the oldest remaining cemetery for African Americans in St. Louis County, more than 100 individuals are buried . . . — — Map (db m156127) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This early neon was originally attached to the Central Terminal Building of the Illinois Terminal (IT) Railroad on Twelfth (now Tucker) Boulevard at Delmar in St. Louis, Missouri. The building opened in 1932 and housed the offices of the It as . . . — — Map (db m132980) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Ten years after the White Line scandal broke, the Missouri Pacific (it had been re-named as other "Pacific" railroads were constructed) was not faring much better than it had in the past. Despite the 1874 construction of the Eads Bridge over the . . . — — Map (db m133009) HM
On West Argonne Drive just west of South Kirkwood Road (U.S. 61/67), on the right when traveling east.
In 1852 this land was obtained from Owen Collins by the Pacific Railroad for a right of way and in 1863 a frame depot was built. Here members of the first school board met to draft the charter of the Kirkwood School District which was granted on . . . — — Map (db m140848) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by American Car & Foundry Company for Monsanto, this 8,000 gallon, double hull car was designed for transporting concentrated nitric acid, which is extremely corrosive. The inner tank is constructed of an aluminum alloy, which is protected by . . . — — Map (db m132933) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This side-door caboose was rebuilt in 1899, and was renumbered and modified several times in its long life, but its original builder is unknown. It does not have the usual cupola or lookout on its roof, making it more difficult for its crew to . . . — — Map (db m156297) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
✪ The William R. and Laura Rand Orthwein Education & Visitors Center
Opened in 2012, the Orthwein Center houses rotating exhibits, The Creation Station, the Boxcar Boutique Gift & Concession Shop, restrooms, and the Welcome Desk. . . . — — Map (db m132895) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1860s a movement toward construction of railways with narrow gauge tracks began in Norway and the British Empire. The first was built to 3' 6" gauge in Norway and opened in 1862. The same gauge was used in India and Queensland (Australia), . . . — — Map (db m132923) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Pilot Wheel from the Steamer Capital 1879-1945
Built in Cincinnati Ohio
Three boilers each 47"X28' — 5 flues
Stern paddlewheel 21'
Diameter 28' buckets
257.2' X 40.6' X 6'
Draws 24" light — — Map (db m132916) HM
On Old Big Bend Road east of South Ballas Road, on the right when traveling east.
History of the Site
Quinette Cemetery is believed to be the oldest African American burial ground west of the Mississippi and the final resting place of between 100-200 people.
Oral histories indicate the property was originally . . . — — Map (db m156120) HM
Near West Argonne Drive 0.1 miles west of South Kirkwood Road (U.S. 61/67), on the right when traveling east.
James Pugh Kirkwood was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to the United States in 1832 and was appointed Resident Engineer for the Western Railway of Massachusetts, and later the Long Island Railroad. He won recognition for the rapid construction . . . — — Map (db m140854) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right.
One of the first projects on the Pacific Railroad was the construction of the first tunnels west of the Mississippi River — the Barretts Tunnels — one of which is currently located on the Museum of Transportation's grounds, about 13 . . . — — Map (db m133004) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by Fleishman Transportation Company (a subsidiary of Standard Brands), this vinegar car tank car was originally constructed of cypress and fir woods. Metal cars could not be used due to the corrosive nature of the vinegar. It was painted . . . — — Map (db m132992) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway, number 3000 is the first tri-level rack built to carry automobiles. Its inside dimensions are 83' long, 8'6" wide and it used concrete for ballast. Due to vandalism by enclosed automotive . . . — — Map (db m132946) HM
On Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This "low head Mucker Shovel" was built by the St. Louis Shovel company, which later became the Goodman Equipment Corporation, to meet the specific requirements of the St. Joe Lead Company. In use it simulated the movements of a man using a hand . . . — — Map (db m132901) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This train began touring the Missouri-Kansas-Texas system with locomotive #311 in 1945. It served as an operating exhibit illustrating the pioneer days and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the line. The "Katy Flyer" was donated by the . . . — — Map (db m132973) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
By 1855, the Pacific Railroad had earned itself a poor reputation. Other railroads were not experiencing the same degree of difficulty in construction. the road was costing more than expected in time and money, leading to a legislative . . . — — Map (db m132999) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
You can walk the decks of the "H.T. Pott," the first Missouri River towboat with a welded steel hull instead of a riveted hull.
The vessel, built in 1933, operated out of Kansas City, MO. It is named for Herman T. Pott (1895-1982), . . . — — Map (db m132913) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Out of Gould's efforts and despite being disconnected from some links in his system, the Missouri Pacific ultimately flourished in the first half of the 20th century. Through consolidation, leases and further construction, the "Route of the Eagles" . . . — — Map (db m133010) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
"As one intrusted with your interests, I felt that your rights had been disregarded, and I did not fail to express my convictions in pretty strong language, to which Mr. Garrison and his associates took great exceptions and have never forgiven . . . — — Map (db m133003) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
19th century St. Louis was lucky. Its strategic location along some of "nature's highways," namely the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, turned the region into a center of commerce. By mid century, steamboats had become a dominant form of . . . — — Map (db m133012) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Dimple-like sockets are often found at the lower corner of freight cars, on the ends of locomotive pilot beams and on the rear corners of tenders. These were needed for a type of switching called "poling."
The car to be moved was not on the . . . — — Map (db m156298) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The turntable is one of the most distinctive objects from the steam era of American railroading. It is the most efficient way to turn a steam locomotive around, using less space than any other method. A turntable was often located in the center of a . . . — — Map (db m132908) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
First all welded steel hull tow boat on the rivers. 58' long, 15' beam, 6' draft and 140 hp diesel.
Operated out of Kansas City, MO. — — Map (db m132914) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This "Front Runner" piggyback car, designed to carry truck trailers, is unusual in a number of ways. It has only four wheels instead of the usual pair of two-axle trucks; its 28-inch diameter wheels are smaller than the 33-inch diameter wheels . . . — — Map (db m132944) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by General American Transportation Corporation, this car is a steel bodied reefer with ice bunkers at each end. These ice bunkers hold 10,400 lbs. of chunk ice or 11,500 lbs. of crushed ice. Ice stations were located every 100-150 miles along . . . — — Map (db m132932) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by the Union Tank Car Company, this 6500 gallon petroleum car is an early attempt to build a tank car without a full-length underframe. Short frames at each end attached the tank to the wheels and couplers. The tank itself was constructed of . . . — — Map (db m132927) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by Union Tank Line, this triple dome tank car is typical of most built until the late 1960's. Each dome is the entry and fill point for a separate compartment which is emptied at the bottom. All three compartments were equipped with steam . . . — — Map (db m132929) HM
A memorial to those,
known and unknown, who
served our country and
are laid to rest here:
Washington Green, colored cook
7th Infantry Regiment, Company A
Born 1818
Arthur Mason, Private 1st Class
442nd Regiment
1881 - . . . — — Map (db m156135) WM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The first railroad tunnels west of the Mississippi River are located at Barretts, MO, which is the name for the station where we are located. They were built between 1851-53 by the Pacific Railroad of Missouri, renamed the Missouri Pacific in 1876. . . . — — Map (db m132976) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
This electric locomotive uses a drive system that eliminates the gearing normally used between the motor and axle. It does this by making the axle part of the motor itself. The armature of the motor is mounted on the axle, and the motor's poles and . . . — — Map (db m132942) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
The distance between the inner edges of the rails is called the gauge of a railroad. The standard gauge used in North America is 4' 8½." This is also the gauge in most of Europe, including Great Britain, the birthplace of railways. The . . . — — Map (db m132922) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Owney, the 'unofficial' mascot of the United State Postal Service, was the first dog to travel around the world. During the late 1800's Owney traveled with mail carriers first on mail trucks, then steamships. While traveling around the world, Owney . . . — — Map (db m132896) HM
On Graves Drive at Rostrum Drive, on the left when traveling south on Graves Drive.
Dedicated to the memory of
those who served with the
Fourth Marine Division
Roi-Namur Feb. 1, 1944
Siapan [sic] June 15, 1944
Tinian July 24, 1944
Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945
Dedicated Sept. 24, 2005 — — Map (db m124966) WM
On Graves Drive at Rostrum Drive, on the left when traveling south on Graves Drive.
Dedicated to the memory of
those who served with the
Fourth Marine Division
Roi-Namur Feb. 1, 1944
Siapan [sic] June 15, 1944
Tinian July 24, 1944
Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945
Dedicated Sept. 24, 2005 — — Map (db m124967) WM
On Truman Drive south of Algonquin Road, on the left when traveling south.
To our honored dead and to all soldiers who have served their country in the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division.
Activated 25 August 1917 as the 82nd "All American" Infantry Division. Participated in the Lorraine, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne . . . — — Map (db m124968) HM WM
On Bagby Road south of Gark Road, on the right when traveling south.
Jefferson Barracks: Built for Lifetimes of Service
In 1826, the U.S. Military abandoned Fort Bellefontaine, and instead scouted out and acquired a 1,700-acre property (now known as Jefferson Barracks) from the Village of Carondelet. The . . . — — Map (db m151465) HM
On South Drive at Monument Drive, on the right when traveling east on South Drive.
To honor the Union Women
who fought on the battlefields,
nursed and comforted the sick and dying,
and sacrificed their own lives
to preserve our nation
Dedicated June 2, 1996 — — Map (db m124971) WM
On South Drive 0.1 miles west of Monument Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Military Prison in St. Louis
St. Louis had two small Civil War prisons, each housing several hundred persons. Gratiot Street Prison was the former McDowell Medical College, located near Eighth and Gratiot streets and the Mississippi River. . . . — — Map (db m124972) HM
On Flagstaff Drive at Graves Drive, on the right when traveling east on Flagstaff Drive.
Dedicated to and
in remembrance of the
Marines and FMF Corpsmen
who gave the ultimate sacrifice
for our freedom
Dedicated September 28, 2013
——————————
No better friend, no . . . — — Map (db m124974) WM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the right when traveling north.
An Artery of Growth
From this vantage point at Jefferson Barracks, you can see the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States. It extends 2,320 miles, from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m151399) HM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the right when traveling east.
The Might in the Middle
Welcome to Jefferson Barracks, a now decommissioned military post that has influenced almost two centuries of American history. Established in 1826 at the cost of a $5 gold piece, Jefferson Barracks began as a . . . — — Map (db m151570) HM
Old Ordnance Room
The Old Ordnance Room was the first of two limestone buildings built in Jefferson Barracks for the purpose of storing gunpowder. It was constructed in 1851 by Master Builder Francis Quinette of St. Louis. The cost, just . . . — — Map (db m151466) HM
Near CCC Road 0.2 miles north of Grant Road, on the right when traveling north.
Powder Magazine Museum
This is one of the two remaining limestone powder magazines. This structure, which today houses the Powder Magazine Museum, was constructed in 1857. The walls are 4-foot thick limestone with arched ceiling and a . . . — — Map (db m151405) HM
On North Road east of Grant Road, on the right when traveling west.
History of the Visitors Center
The building which today houses the Visitors Center for Jefferson Barracks County Park was built in 1878 as a two-level barn for the animals and wagons used by the artillery department. The lower level was . . . — — Map (db m151403) HM
On Mississippi River Greenway, on the left when traveling east.
Reception Center
World War II military posts were tents and simple wood frame buildings that tell a fascinating story of American ingenuity and the nation's ability to create and produce quickly, under pressure.
Beginning in 1940, the . . . — — Map (db m151569) HM
St. Louis County acquired the former Jefferson Barracks military reservation in 1950, to be used as a "historical monument." One of the focal points of the Jefferson Barracks Historical Park was the historic buildings, particularly the 1857 stone . . . — — Map (db m151459) HM
On Sheridan Road 0.3 miles east of Telegraph Road (Missouri Route 231), on the left when traveling east.
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
Front Michael Joseph Blassie 1st Lt. US Air Force Vietnam Apr 4 1948 May 11, 1972 Beloved Son and BrotherBack Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal and 4 OLC. Killed in Action-Unknown Soldier May 28, 1984 . . . — — Map (db m124995) WM
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