Mary Meachum

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…

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…

An annual celebration remembering St. Louis’ participation in the Underground Railroad had added meaning this year. The 12th Mary Meachum event on…

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…

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…

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…

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…