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Jefferson Barracks Military Post
The Jefferson Barracks Military Post is located on the Mississippi River at Lemay, Missouri, south of St. Louis. It was an important and active U.S. Army installation from 1826 through 1946. It is the oldest operating U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River, and it is now used as a base for the Army National Guard, Army and Air National Guard. A United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, healthcare system campus is located on the southern portion of the base and is also the headquarters for the Veterans Canteen Service. History In 1826 General Edmund P. Gaines (Commander of the Western Department of the Army), Brig. General Henry Atkinson (soldier), Henry Atkinson (commanding officer of the 6th Infantry Regiment (United States), sixth infantry regiment), explorer William Clark (explorer), William Clark, and Missouri Governor John Miller (Missouri), John Miller spent several days searching the banks of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemay, Missouri
Lemay is a census-designated place (CDP) in south St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,645 at the 2010 census. History Lemay was named after Francois Lemai, who operated a ferry boat across the Meramec River in the early nineteenth century. Geography Lemay is located at (38.532552, -90.285332). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.19%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 17,215 people, 7,186 households, and 4,390 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 7,580 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.51% White, 0.02% African American, 0.007% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03%. Of the 7,186 households 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
