St. Louis: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Instântaneo)
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
It was designated as a National Memorial on December 21, 1935.
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.
Source: Wikipedia
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