Sunday, May 20, 2012

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial MO

I had seen the famous symbol of this memorial many times as the St. Louis Missouri Arch.  I had no clue that the arch is the center piece of the memorial to western expansion initiated by Thomas Jefferson.  The visitor center includes a terrific museum about the western expansion which does a pretty good job of recapping the frontier progress as well as the affect on the Native Americans and the environment.
Gateway Arch


view of Old Courthouse & city from arch

Shadow of arch



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