--part1_c1.72abdfe.26fea0de_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_c1.72abdfe.26fea0de_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <MO-CEMETERIES-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by air-zb04.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.3) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:09:22 -0400 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:09:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8O085P09116; Sat, 23 Sep 2000 17:08:05 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 17:08:05 -0700 X-Original-Sender: LAdams2341@aol.com Sat Sep 23 17:08:05 2000 From: LAdams2341@aol.com Message-ID: <62.76e9f0c.26fe9fdb@aol.com> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:07:55 EDT Old-To: MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 119 Subject: [MO-CEM] St. Louis, MO Cemetery Resent-Message-ID: <3pMpGD.A.QOC.lXUz5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/169 X-Loop: MO-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: MO-CEMETERIES-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello, I live in St. Louis, Missouri and saw on the local news tonight that there is a BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK - 1843 - 1963 ( North St. Louis) that is looking for persons with family buried there. The airport is being expanded and they are going to move the CEMETERY. Is there a way to get this message to as many listers as possible in a short amount of time? Can you help! Pat Jones Smith St. Louis, Missouri USA MSmith3030@aol.com And this followed~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is more information. Notice names listed. Feel free to send on. We have Pat Jones Smith, of St Louis, to thank for both posts. (See end.) Alexandra BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK, Bridgeton, Missouri This burying ground at 4616 Long Road was made into a memorial park in 1962. In 1959 several lawsuits were filed against the City for allowing the cemetery to deteriorate. Individual stones had already been removed "through error and misunderstanding" but members of the Bridgeton Historical Commission were able to learn the names of some who were buried there and a large monument was erected in 1963 which bears this inscription, "We honor the people buried here. They were part of this nation's adventure and their vision lighted the path we follow today." At the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Anna Wilson gave a talk about African-American veterans who are buried here. Records indicate that the cemetery was integrated from its beginning. It was in use as late as 1954 and at least 100 people are buried in the two acres. On the bronze plaque of the monument are the following names: Annie Adams Auston Edwards Enoch Mumps Edward Walker Benjamin Adams Au