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The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis, Missouri is a memorial and military museum, at 1315 Chestnut Street, owned by the City of St. Louis and operated by the Missouri Historical Society. Interior east and west wings contain display cases with military displays and memorabilia from World War I and
St. Louis Art Museum The Gateway Arch The Climatron The Jewel Box The City Museum The Magic House Mcdonnell Planetarium Standard J-1 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum A Burlington Zephyr and a Frisco 2-10-0 on display at the Museum of Transportation 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage at the St. Louis Zoo Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Military displays and memorabilia from World War I and subsequent American wars St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame: Southwest Garden: Sports: Soccer history from the St. Louis area, currently closed St. Louis Union Station Memories Museum: Downtown West: Railroad: History of the historic railroad station and rail travel in the U.S.
Memorial Plaza is a public park in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The park makes up the center section of the Gateway Mall and contains memorials honoring St. Louis veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. [1] The park extends from Tucker Boulevard to 18th Street between Market and Chestnut ...
Walker Kirtland Hancock (June 28, 1901 – December 30, 1998) was an American sculptor and teacher. He created notable monumental sculptures, including the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial (1950–52) at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, and the World War I Soldiers' Memorial (1936–38) in St. Louis, Missouri.
The 138th Infantry Regiment traces its lineage from the St. Louis Greys, a volunteer militia company organized in 1832 and the first militia regiment of Missouri. The company's first combat action was during the Mexican War while serving with the St. Louis Legion, a battalion-sized element composed of independent St. Louis-area companies.
Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861) was a United States Army officer who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War.He is noted for his actions in Missouri in 1861, at the beginning of the conflict, to forestall secret secessionist plans of the governor Claiborne Jackson.
The Jefferson Memorial Building on 25 September 1930 after the completion of construction for the River des Peres Sewerage and Drainage Project in the area. This building was intended to store the archives of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, the collection of the Missouri Historical Society, and historical artifacts associated with ...