. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. ^ be indulged in. It is reached by a delightful car ride throughseveral of Saint Louis most attractive suburbs,and can also be reached by train. Both Creve Coeur Lake and the ]\Ieramechave an added charm by reason of the many legen-dary love stories connected with them from theearlv Indian davs. JEFFERSC)X BARRACKS, located about tenmiles below Saint Louis, on the Iron ^MountainRailroad, is one of the most noted landmarks onthe Mississippi river. It is so named in honor of Thomas death occurred just previous to the firstoccupa
. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. ^ be indulged in. It is reached by a delightful car ride throughseveral of Saint Louis most attractive suburbs,and can also be reached by train. Both Creve Coeur Lake and the ]\Ieramechave an added charm by reason of the many legen-dary love stories connected with them from theearlv Indian davs. JEFFERSC)X BARRACKS, located about tenmiles below Saint Louis, on the Iron ^MountainRailroad, is one of the most noted landmarks onthe Mississippi river. It is so named in honor of Thomas death occurred just previous to the firstoccupation of the site by General Stephen , to whom belongs the honor of beingthe first immediate commander of troops, occupy-ing this military post in 1826. This site, on an elevation overlooking theMississippi river, is large and beautiful, and forsalubrity could not ])e surpassed. A movementhas been started to make this post one of the SAINT LOUIS. A Spanish War Trophy, Jefferson Barracks. iLiTcatcsi military posts in the country, and tocsta])lish a national highway from the southernlimits of the city to the National cemeterv locates!here. iM-om Jefferson llarracks at different times(luring- its history, numerous expeditions ha\estarted out for distant militar}- service or for ex-ploring purposes, and prior to the Civil War, man\-distinguished officers were stationed here, amongthem General Henry Atkinson, commander of theright wing of the \\estern Department and heroof the Black Haw^k War; (General U. S. (irant;(jeneral Jefferson Davis, Iresident of the Con-federacy: General Stephen ^^atts Kearney, in com-mand of the California expedition in the AFexicanWar; (ieneral Winfield S. Hancock, Democratic 136 SAINT LOUIS nominee for President; General Joseph E. John-son, next to General Lee as a Confederate com-mander; General Robert E. Lee, the Confederatechieftain; General John B. Hood; General Fitz-hugh Lee, and General D. M. Frost
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