Missouri
George Washington Carver National Monument
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:37George Washington Carver National Monument
5646 Carver Road
Diamond, MO 64840
Phone: 417-325-4151
The birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, African-American agronomist, educator, and humanitarian, includes a museum, Discovery Center, and a 3/4-mile trail passing the birthplace site, Boy Carver statue, restored 1881 Moses Carver House, and the Carver family cemetery.
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:41Harry S Truman National Historic Site
223 North Main Street
Independence, MO 64050-2804
Phone: 816-254-9929
The site preserves the residences of Harry S Truman, the 33rd President. The Truman Home was his residence from 1919 to 1972, and was called the "Summer White House" during his administration. The site includes four other homes that were part of the family compound: his Uncle and Aunt Noland's home across the street, the Wallace homes owned by Bess Truman's brothers, and the Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Missouri--the hub of a 600-acre farming operation.
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:42Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
11 North 4th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102-1882
Phone: 314-655-1600
Eero Saarinen's soaring stainless steel Gateway Arch on St. Louis's riverfront memorializes the city's role in westward expansion. Visitors can ascend the 630-foot arch and see extensive exhibits on American Indians, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and others in the underground Museum of Westward Expansion. In the nearby Old Courthouse a slave named Dred Scott sued for his freedom in 1846.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:42Ozark National Scenic Riverways
404 Watercress Drive
Van Buren, MO 63965-0490
Phone: 573-323-4236
The 134 miles of the Current and Jacks Fork rivers provide canoeing, tubing, fishing, and swimming opportunities. Nearly 100 springs pour thousands of gallons of clear, cold water into the streams. Ozark culture is preserved throughout the area. This is the first national scenic river.
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:43Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Street
St. Louis, MO 63123-1801
Phone: 314-842-1867
Ulysses S. Grant's association with historic White Haven farm spanned the decades from his graduation from West Point in 1843 to his death in 1885. Throughout the turbulence of the Civil War and Grant's presidency,White Haven was home.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 17:44Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
6424 W. Farm Road 182
Republic, MO 65738-9514
Phone: 417-732-2662
The battle here on Aug. 10, 1861, was the first major engagement west of the Mississippi. The Confederate failure here resulted in keeping Missouri in the Union. Major features include a 5-mile automobile tour loop, the restored 1852 Ray House, and "Bloody Hill," the scene of the major battle.
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