Lafayette Park - Lafayette Square - St. Louis, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 36.933 W 090° 12.954
15S E 742400 N 4277792
The oldest park in St. Louis
Waymark Code: WMQ9B5
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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County of site: Independent City of St. Louis
Location of lake: Lafayette Park, Lafayette Square Neighborhood, St. Louis
Park bounded by: Lafayette Ave., Missouri Ave., Mississippi Ave., and Park Ave.
Lake size: 1 acre

"Lafayette Park was set aside from the St. Louis Common in 1836 and dedicated in 1851 as one of the first public parks, and by far the largest of its era, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. It is considered by many historians to be the oldest urban park west of the Mississippi."
"At 30 acres Lafayette Park is one of the larger parks in the city even though it is still dwarfed by Forest Park which is about 46 times larger." ~ City of St. Louis

Name: Lafayette Park

Street Location: bounded by:

Local Municipality: Lafayette Square Neighborhood, St. Louis

State/Province, etc.: Missouri

Country: United States

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Marques de Lafayette

Date Established: 1836

Picnic Facilities: Gazebo with a few picnic tables. I did not see any firpits or bar-b-q pits

Recreational Facilities:
Playground equipment, walking paths

Monuments/Statues: Thomas hart Benton & George Washington

Fountains: one in the lake

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Lafayette Park Lake - 1 acres in size

Traditional Geocaches:
A Trip Back in Time by A & W | GCJJ5D | Missouri

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Special Events: Not listed
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