George Washington

George Washington

The George Washington monument, placed near the Benton statue, is a copy of Houdon’s famous life-size marble portrait of Washington that was made for the rotunda in the Virginia capitol at Richmond in 1796. It is the most physically accurate portrait of...
General Nathanial Lyon

General Nathanial Lyon

General Lyon had an easier time keeping St. Louis from falling into Confederate hands than the statue honoring him has had keeping its rightful place in the public arena. One newspaper article even stated that the General would be better honored by the absence of the...
Frederich Hecker Memorial

Frederich Hecker Memorial

The monument Frederich Hecker Memorial honors the German revolutionary who came to St. Louis in the 1840s and who was brigadier commander of local German-Americans during the Civil War. Medallions on the stone obelisk include commemorative dates, a high-relief...
Cherokee Indian

Cherokee Indian

The large Indian guards the corner of the historic Cherokee district’s antique and commercial area in South St. Louis. The landmark figure, presumably a Cherokee Indian, wears a feathered headdress, arm bands, and loin cloth. With arrow and tablet in hand, his...