Fort Belofontaine Monument
Fort Belofontaine Monument is a memorial in Township of Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri. Fort Belofontaine Monument is situated nearby to the cemetery Carpenter Shop, as well as near the obelisk 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial.| 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 2,800 feet west of Fort Belofontaine Monument.
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 Fort Belofontaine Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lemay and Oakville.
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 Fort Belofontaine Monument.
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 Fort Belofontaine Monument.
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 Fort Belofontaine Monument.
Fort Belofontaine Monument
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers who died while in camp between 1806 and 1826 at Fort Bellefontaine...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Township of Lemay, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.49861° or 38° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-90.27829° or 90° 16′ 42″ westInception
1904Open location code
86CFFPXC+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13089012428OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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