
Highland Ave. - Cliff Dr. Stairs - Lexington, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 11.006 W 093° 53.475
15S E 423024 N 4337510
also called the World War I Monument stairs or the Missouri River Bridge Stairs.
Waymark Code: WM1189N
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2019
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County of stairs: Lafayette County
Location of stairs: MO Hwy 224, roadside turnout, W. of Lexington
Memorial erected: 1925
Stairs run from behind memorial on Cliff Dr. up hill to Highland Ave.
536. World War I Monument (located northwest of 608 Highland Avenue, starting
at the rear west of the house and extending down the bluff to Cliff Drive.)
Concrete memorial to World War I Veterans of Lafayette County, erected in
1925. Aligned with the Lafayette-Ray County Bridge, this is significant visually in Lexington's landscaping and orientation to the river. A central pavilion is flanked by stairs that join in a single stair running to the top of the
bluff. Originally had iron standards and globes on six piers. Has been heavily vandalized." ~ NRHP Nomination Form