Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

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Jefferson Barracks, Missouri is a historic U.S. Army post near St. Louis that served as a key military installation and training center throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army post
historic district
architecturalStyle 19th-century military architecture
associatedWith United States Army Air Corps
contains Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
historic military buildings
military museum
parade ground
country United States of America
currentUse National Guard facilities
county park
historic site
established 1826
function induction center for soldiers
staging area for troops heading west
garrisonFor United States Army artillery units
United States Army cavalry units
United States Army infantry units
hasCemeteryType United States national cemetery
hasFeature historic powder magazines
military parade field
stone barracks buildings
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn St. Louis County, Missouri
locatedNear St. Louis, Missouri
locatedOn Mississippi River
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
near Lemay, Missouri
notableRole key supply and mobilization point in 19th century
major training center during World War II
operatedBy United States Army
ownedBy St. Louis County Parks and Recreation
partOf Jefferson Barracks Military Post
region Midwestern United States
servedAs medical facility
recruit training center
significance one of the oldest permanent U.S. Army installations west of the Mississippi River
terrain bluffs above the Mississippi River
usedAs artillery post
military post
recruit depot
training center
usedDuring American Civil War
Mexican–American War
World War I
World War II

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