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An oral tradition in St. Louis links the cave system with the Underground Railroad. According to this tradition a tunnel behind the house at 3314 Lemp Avenue was used as a secret entrance to the caves. One entrance to the caves opens near the Mississippi River, where the slaves could make their way to freedom. [3]
The Lemp Mansion (3322 DeMenil Place, St. Louis, Missouri) is a historical house in Benton Park, St. Louis, Missouri.It is also the site of three suicides by Lemp family members after the death of the son Frederick Lemp, whose William J. Lemp Brewing Co. dominated the St. Louis beer market before Prohibition with its Falstaff beer brand.
Cliff Cave Park is a 525-acre public park located in St. Louis County, Missouri. [1] The park is owned and operated by the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation. [1] [2] It is named after Cliff Cave, a natural cave located in the park that is a historical and archaeologic site. [3]
FESTUS, MO (KPLR) – A former roller rink turned cave home is up for sale in Festus, Missouri, and buyers are lining up to bid on the home. The cave home located at the 200 block of Cave ...
Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. [1] The caverns were formed from the erosion of large limestone deposits over millions of years.
Location is for Rockhouse Cave , a part of the district 15: Tom Town Historic District: December 15, 1989 : Off County Road VV, S of Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Ridge: 16: Waldensian Church and Cemetery of Stone Prairie
A portion of the plantation was later purchased by Adolphus Busch, where he developed his Grant's Farm property, and the acreage around the main house was rescued from development of a Grant-themed amusement park in 1913 by Albert Wenzlick, a St. Louis real estate developer. The house was maintained by Wenzlick and his son until the latter's ...
Meramec State Park is a public recreation area located near Sullivan, Missouri, about 60 miles from St. Louis, along the Meramec River. [4] The park has diverse ecosystems such as hardwood forests and glades. There are over 40 caves located throughout the park, the bedrock is dolomite. The most famous is Fisher Cave, located