Friday, October 16, 2015

USA: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial


The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is a park located in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The park was established to commemorate:
-   the Louisiana Purchase, and the subsequent westward movement of American explorers and pioneers
-    the first civil government west of the Mississippi River;
-   the debate over slavery raised by the Dred Scott case.

The memorial consists of a park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of St. Louis; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse that saw the origins of the Dred Scott case; Museum of Westward Expansion; and most notably the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of the city.

Stamp is Flag for All Seasons: Autumn, issued on 2013-05-03


Thank You Faith!


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