Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clayton, Missouri
Clayton is the county seat for St. Louis County
Clayton is in St. Louis County
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Between the 1880s and 1960s, Clayton was home to a substantial and thriving Black community despite persistent discrimination, limited economic opportunity, and political influence.
These early Black Clayton residents were homeowners and renters, . . . — — Map (db m236900) HM
On this site stood Attucks School, the School District of Clayton's second school to serve African American children. Named for Crispus Attucks, the first casualty of the Boston Massacre of 1770, the school educated students from kindergarten . . . — — Map (db m244725) HM
The Clayton City Hall was designed by the architecture firm Maritz and Young. Prior to its construction, city business was conducted in the Old Courthouse on Forsyth. Clayton's Board of Aldermen called a special election in 1930 in order to pass a . . . — — Map (db m236899) HM
The county was first visited by white colonists when missionary priests, Illinois French, and Kaskaskia and Tamaroa Indians settled the temporary village of Des Peres, 1700-03. The village site, laid out 18 years after La Salle claimed the . . . — — Map (db m213198) HM
In grateful memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice while in military service during the World War of 1917-1918
John Frank Albers • Alfred Anders Andersen • August Bennett Archambault • Robert Baker • Armand J. Baldenweck • James Keating . . . — — Map (db m217823) WM
Martin F. Hanley sought to establish the County Seat at the resort property at Mount Olive near where Olive Boulevard and Hanley Road intersect today. Hanley's former neighbor, Mr. Ecker, operated the resort. Hanley and Ecker offered to donate 100 . . . — — Map (db m145210) HM
Built in 1855 by Martin Franklin Henley, the Historic Hanley House is the oldest building in the City of Clayton and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house once stood on just over 100 acres of farmland. In 1876, Martin F. . . . — — Map (db m145212) HM
The Hanley House outbuilding includes the Kitchen and Hired Man's Room. The structure dates to 1855 and is original to the site. The kitchen once served as the slave quarter for the farmstead. After the death of her father, James Walton, Cyrene C. . . . — — Map (db m145186) HM
In 1847, Martin F. Hanley purchased 100.6 acres of land from William Wyatt for $750. Hanley initially made his living as a blacksmith but turned his attention to farming following the construction of his home in 1855. Built in the Greek revival . . . — — Map (db m145209) HM
Up the hill stands the headquarters of Barry-Wehmiller, a global capital equipment manufacturer whose St. Louis roots date back to the 1880s. Its most enduring legacy, however, is its commitment to being an organization where people can develop . . . — — Map (db m142046) HM
