{"id":1928,"date":"2012-08-21T22:24:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T03:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2012-08-21T22:24:18","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T03:24:18","slug":"st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/21\/st-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took a lot of photos today and I’m just not going to be able to share everything. We had a full day of American history and ended it with some fun time with friends.<\/p>\n

We started off at Fort Dubois, the winter campground for the Corps of Discovery before Lewis and Clark began their journey. While we have seen many forts, sites, and boats related to their travels, I think they were spaced out enough and had sufficient variety that no one grew bored with them.<\/p>\n

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Katie with Lewis and Clark<\/em><\/p>\n

The camp of Lewis and Clark, along with the city of St. Louis, sits near the junction of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. A viewing tower was recently constructed so visitors could see where the two famous rivers meet.<\/p>\n

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Overlooking the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers<\/em><\/p>\n

Not too far from here are the Cahokia Mounds, the largest Native American settlement north of Mexico prior to the arrival of Columbus. We visited the museum which told the story of the Mississippian culture in the prehistoric years.<\/p>\n

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Cahokia Mounds Museum<\/em><\/p>\n

Then we climbed the largest of the 80 preserved mounds, “Monks Mound.” A temple once was located on the summit.<\/p>\n

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Mark gives Jonathan a ride to the top<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally we headed to downtown St. Louis. I’ve seen the Gateway Arch many times over the years, but always from a window driving by on the Interstate. The structure is much more impressive in person. Below the arch, the Museum of Westward Expansion tells more of the story of Lewis and Clark. They also somehow manage to get trams to the top of the arch, and Kelli took the older boys on that ride.<\/p>\n

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The family with Gateway Arch<\/em><\/p>\n

Across the street from the arch is the St. Louis Historical Old State Courthouse where the famous Dred Scott case was heard. This visit provided us with the opportunity to review one of the most infamous decisions in U.S. history. I might just add here that American history is more glorious and noble the further you are away from it. Our preparation for the trip revealed some pretty ugly people and events.<\/p>\n

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Courtroom where the Dred Scott case was heard<\/em><\/p>\n

Then we met up with Geoff and Elizabeth Kirkland, now planting a church in St. Louis. Geoff is a New Testament scholar, but he is still willing to associate with me. If my memory is correct, Geoff is the only student I ever had in three different semesters. (One of the disadvantages of teaching at IBEX is that you usually don’t get repeat students in your classes.)<\/p>\n

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Enjoying dinner at Imo’s Pizza<\/em><\/p>\n

In all, we had a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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