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The park was named for David Rowland Francis (1850-1927), who had been the President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, governor of Missouri and mayor of St. Louis (1885-1889), who donated 60 acres of land for the park as a gift to the city of St. Louis on Christmas Eve in 1916.
Among the largest municipal parks is Forest Park, which is 1,293 acres (5.2 km 2) and is located in the city of St. Louis, although both Greensfelder County Park and Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County are larger, at 1,646 and 2,114 acres (6.7 and 8.6 km 2) respectively. St.
St. Louis County bought site in 1958 and 1960. The sale was funded by a bond issue and the sale of land to the Missouri Department of Transportation for development of Interstate 270 . Between 1963 and 1981 the park included a "Lion's Pit" which was built by the local branch of the Lion's Club.
St. Louis County has 88 municipalities and 10 unincorporated census-designated places: ... Beverly Hills: 603 0.1 6,882.0 Black Jack: 6,792 ... St. Louis County maps
Missouri State Capitol: Cole: 3 acres 1.2 ha: 1826 Missouri State Museum: Cole: n/a: n/a: 1923 Osage Village State Historic Site: Vernon: 100 acres 40 ha: 1984 Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site: Jefferson: 205.78 acres 83.28 ha: 1968 Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site: Saline: 2 acres 0.81 ha: 1970 Scott Joplin House State ...
Tower Grove Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri.Located on the south side of the city, the elongated 289-acre (117 ha) park extends 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Kingshighway Boulevard east to Grand Boulevard.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Carondelet Park, established in 1875, is the third largest park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The park contains nearly 180 acres (0.73 km 2) [1] and is located in the southeastern portion of the city, just west of Interstate 55, and is accessible at the Loughborough Avenue exit. Loughborough Avenue is the park's southern boundary; its ...