56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial
56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial is an obelisk in Township of Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri. 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial is situated nearby to the military installation Building #61, as well as near the cemetery Carpenter Shop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery and Mehlville High School.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Protected area
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is situated 1,900 feet southwest of 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.
Mehlville High School
School
Mehlville High School is a public comprehensive high school in Mehlville, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Mehlville R-9 School District. Mehlville High School is situated 2 miles northwest of 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mehlville and Oakville.
Mehlville
Town
Mehlville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in south St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, an area locally known as "South County". It is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, and part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Mehlville is situated 2½ miles west of 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.
Oakville
Town
Oakville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in south St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 36,301 at the 2020 census. Oakville is situated 2½ miles southwest of 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.
Lemay
Town
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Lemay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lemay Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. Lemay is situated 2½ miles north of 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.
56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial
- Type: Obelisk
- Inscription: “To the memory of 175 Non Com. Officers and Privates of the 56. U.S.C. Infty. Died of Cholera in August 1866”
- Location: Township of Lemay, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.49918° or 38° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
-90.28213° or 90° 16′ 56″ westOpen location code
86CFFPX9+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13089012424OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obelisk
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