CIVIL WAR ON MISSOURI'S RAILROADS
Updated at July 22, 2010 14:46[July 16, 2010]
Civil War on Missouri’s Railroads
City of Pacific to Unveil First Marker on U.S. Grant Trail
PACIFIC, MO. July 16, 2010 – On Saturday, July 24, 2010, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the City of Pacific, Missouri is hosting an event to highlight its role in Missouri’s Civil War. Pacific is an important rail center that straddles Franklin County and St. Louis County, on Interstate 44 thirty miles southwest of St. Louis.
The event is the dedication of an educational sign that describes the Civil War heritage of the city, specifically as it relates to the war that was fought on the railroads that radiate from there. The educational sign also contains a description of medical innovations in the early days of the Civil War. Pacific was the site of an important military hospital.
The dedication ceremony is at the Pacific Station Plaza, First and Orleans Streets. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. with a BBQ fundraiser. The dedication ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. Proceeds from the BBQ will go toward the purchase of a replica Civil War cannon to be placed in Pacific’s Blackburn Park. Zach Myers, a local 14-year-old, is coordinating the cannon fundraising effort as his Eagle Scout project.
"Pacific is proud of its railroad history. We are proud as well that our railroads played an important part in Missouri’s Civil War history."
Civil War Re-enactors will participate in the ceremony, which will be capped by a cannon barrage courtesy of the First Missouri Light Artillery.
About Pacific Tourism:
The City of Pacific is known as the Gateway to the Ozarks. This charming city with a proud railroad heritage is located on historic Route 66. Nearby attractions include Six Flags St. Louis, Purina Farms and the Shaw Nature Reserve. Pacific is the site of the only Civil War battle that occurred in St. Louis County.
About Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation:
A 501©(3) educational organization, MCWHF was founded in 2001 to assist Missouri communities in interpreting and preserving their important Civil War heritage sites, and in marketing Missouri’s vast Civil War resources to visitors who will be traveling during the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
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For more information:
Vanessa Irby, Marketing Associate
Email: members@mocivilwar.org
877-221-3133
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