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Bellefontaine Cemetery

Bellefontaine Cemetery
4927 West Florissant Ave
St. Louis, MO 63115
314-381-0750

Bellefontaine Cemetery has many historically important people interred within its beautiful and peaceful 314 acres. Some of those buried there are Adolphus Busch, of the famed Anheuser-Busch beer brewery, William Clark, famous explorer of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, James Eads, who designed the St Louis Eads Bridge, Susan E. Blow, started the first public Kindergarten in the United States, James S. McDonnell, of the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, Thomas C. Fletcher, 18th Governor of Missouri and many more.

The cemetery was started in 1849 by a group of prominent men from the city of St. Louis who recognized that the city was expanding and the existing cemeteries were located in its path. Almerin Hotchkiss, an associate of Frederick Law Olmsted who designed New York's Central Park, was hired to design the layout of the cemetery and he was the Superintendent for 46 years. What the cemetery looks like today is due largely to his work. Hotchkiss became friends with Henry Shaw and with his help, the cemetery is now noted to have one of the finest collections of trees in the St. Louis area. Amazing examples of architecture and cemetery art can also be found at Bellefontaine Cemetery.

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	The Busch Family Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery		The Lemp Family Tomb in Bellefontaine Cemetery
The Wainwright Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery
William Clark's Tomb at Bellefontaine Cemetery

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