There’s hardly a more recognizable landmark in the Midwest than the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, a monument honoring Thomas Jefferson and his ideas for America’s westward expansion. Reaching 630 feet ...

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ST. LOUIS – Oct. 28 marks 60 years since the final piece of the Gateway Arch—the keystone—was lifted into place in the prized attraction of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. A nationwide ...

St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch is one of America’s best-known landmarks. But many people may not realize it’s part of a national park. Both the arch and Gateway Arch National Park commemorate the ...

Early each morning, the buses and cars arrive at the St. Louis riverfront as they have done for nearly five decades. The tourists — some three million a year — stream out to see a gleaming ...

ST. LOUIS • The big referendum was three days away. City voters would consider a $7.5 million bond issue to demolish the dingy riverfront district and build a memorial park honoring President Thomas ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the year of the Dred Scott decision. It was decided in 1857. St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch is one of America’s best-known ...

A cinematic tour of The Gateway Arch and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial accompanied by instrumental music Includes some onscreen interpretive text for ...