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May Commute Challenge
Community Celebration for Centennial Greenway Expansion in St. Charles County May 24, 2023
Community Celebrates Katherine Ward Burg Garden April 23, 2023
Centennial Greenway Improvements at Olive & I-170 underway now through August 2023
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge Hours of Operation & Parking
St. Louis’ Historic Black Neighborhood Mill Creek Valley Memorialized at CITYPARK Along Brickline Greenway
Lorraine Davis Park: Deer Creek Greenway
Located along the Deer Creek Greenway, this park honors Lorraine Davis, a North Webster resident, educator, volunteer and community leader.
Ruth Porter Mall Park: St. Vincent Greenway
The St. Vincent Greenway passes through Ruth C. Porter Mall Park between Delmar and Etzel in the West End Neighborhood of St. Louis. The park is named for Ruth C. Porter, a tireless activist dedicated to eradicating inequality and discrimination in St. Louis.
Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing: Mississippi Greenway
As a major city in a slave state just across the Mississippi River from the free state of Illinois, St. Louis was a pivotal point in the Underground Railroad.
On the night of May 21, 1855, in the area that is now part of the Mississippi Greenway: Riverfront Trail north of the Merchant’s Bridge, Mary Meachum attempted to help a small group of enslaved people cross the Mississippi River to Illinois where slavery was outlawed. However, enslavers and law enforcement officials caught at least five of the enslaved people and arrested Mary for her participation in the plot. She was charged in criminal court for helping the “fugitives” escape. In 2001, the National Park Service recognized the site as part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.