Forest Park officially opened on this date in 1876. Covering 1,371 acres of St. Louis countryside, Forest Park was bigger than New York’s Central Park by more than 500 acres. A crowd of 50,000 people joined the celebration. At that time, urban areas suffered from the lasting impact of the industrial revolution, which caused environmental …
One year after the National Park System was established In 1916, the state of Missouri put funding into place that would preserve designated areas of land and transform them into public spaces. The first piece of property the state bought was the J Houston Tavern in Arrow Rock. It wasn’t until six years later that …
Head over to Graham Cave State Park to walk in the footsteps of early Missourians.
After some investigating, I found Karen Daniels, senior historic preservation specialist for the Missouri Department of Transportation. She’s the expert on the state’s roadside parks.
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