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Established:
Established:
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: December 21, 1935
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: December 21, 1935
Gateway Arch National Park: February 22, 2018
Gateway Arch National Park: February 22, 2018
90.9 acres
90.9 acres
Annual Visitors: 2,055,309 (in 2019)
Annual Visitors: 2,055,309 (in 2019)
Official Site: https://www.nps.gov/jeff/index.htm
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch_National_Park
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GatewayArchNPS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gatewayarchnps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatewayarchnps
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZA6AiSpsXi9eeykbix7Yw/videos
From Wikipedia:
The national park consists of the Gateway Arch, a steel catenary arch that has become the definitive icon of St. Louis; a 91-acre (36.8 ha) park along the Mississippi River on the site of the earliest buildings of the city; the Old Courthouse, a former state and federal courthouse where the Dred Scott case originated; and the 140,000 sq ft museum at the Gateway Arch.
The immediate surroundings of the Gateway Arch were initially designated the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (a national memorial) by executive order on December 21, 1935. The Gateway Arch was completed on October 28, 1965; the area surrounding it was redesignated as the "Gateway Arch National Park" (a national park) in 2018.
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The renaming bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate last year, and was signed into law by President Trump this past February. Other than the name, though, nothing else has changed.
“The mission of the park remains the same regardless of the park’s name,” says Ward. “The stories of Thomas Jefferson and his vision of westward expansion are woven throughout the new Museum at the Gateway Arch, which celebrates its grand opening on July 3, while Dred Scott and his freedom suit are showcased at the Old Courthouse.”
(USA Today)
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