Mary Meachum /tags/mary-meachum Mary Meachum en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 03 May 2018 21:07:20 GMT Mary Meachum event takes closer look at not-so-fair aspects of 1904 World’s Fair /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-03/mary-meachum-event-takes-closer-look-at-not-so-fair-aspects-of-1904-worlds-fair There’s debate about some of the stories associated with the international event that had St. Louis buzzing more than a century ago, such as whether the… Thu, 03 May 2018 21:07:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-03/mary-meachum-event-takes-closer-look-at-not-so-fair-aspects-of-1904-worlds-fair Evie Hemphill, Alex Heuer 120 years ago, U.S. Army ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ took a 1,900-mile bicycle trek to St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-05-03/120-years-ago-u-s-army-buffalo-soldiers-took-a-1-900-mile-bicycle-trek-to-st-louis More than a century ago, in 1897, U.S. Army soldiers road bicycles 1,900 miles, from Fort Missoula, Montana to St. Louis.The 20 soldiers who made the trip… Wed, 03 May 2017 20:16:19 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-05-03/120-years-ago-u-s-army-buffalo-soldiers-took-a-1-900-mile-bicycle-trek-to-st-louis Alex Heuer Re-enactors celebrate the end of slavery at Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing in north St. Louis /government-politics-issues/2015-05-09/re-enactors-celebrate-the-end-of-slavery-at-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-in-north-st-louis An annual celebration remembering St. Louis’ participation in the Underground Railroad had added meaning this year. The 12th Mary Meachum event on… Sun, 10 May 2015 02:17:18 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-05-09/re-enactors-celebrate-the-end-of-slavery-at-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-in-north-st-louis Civic Leaders Announce Competition For Meachum Freedom Crossing Monument Design /arts/2014-05-21/civic-leaders-announce-competition-for-meachum-freedom-crossing-monument-design On the 159th anniversary of Mary Meachum's attempted crossing of the Mississippi River — from what was at the time the slave state of Missouri to the free… Wed, 21 May 2014 20:02:03 GMT /arts/2014-05-21/civic-leaders-announce-competition-for-meachum-freedom-crossing-monument-design Annual Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Event Celebrates 150th Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary /arts-culture/2013-05-17/annual-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-event-celebrates-150th-emancipation-proclamation-anniversary The Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing, on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, will be turned into a Civil War training camp tomorrow at the 11th… Fri, 17 May 2013 21:04:06 GMT /arts-culture/2013-05-17/annual-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-event-celebrates-150th-emancipation-proclamation-anniversary 11th Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing celebration brings Civil War history to life /arts/2013-05-15/11th-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-celebration-brings-civil-war-history-to-life This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2013 - What was Fairgrounds Park like in 1863? 24,000 men were on the grounds of what was… Thu, 16 May 2013 00:24:55 GMT /arts/2013-05-15/11th-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-celebration-brings-civil-war-history-to-life Samara Jatala 11th Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing celebration brings Civil War history to life /arts/2013-05-15/11th-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-celebration-brings-civil-war-history-to-life This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: What was Fairgrounds Park like in 1863? 24,000 men were on the grounds of what was known as Benton… Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:29 GMT /arts/2013-05-15/11th-mary-meachum-freedom-crossing-celebration-brings-civil-war-history-to-life Samara Jatala