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SUMMARY:Jeff Barracks museums: Civil War\, POW\, and Phone Museums
DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Historic Sites History Meetup\nLast went: 2022\nWill go again: 2030\nCost: $7 for Civil War Museum\; $5 for Phone Museum\; Donation for POW Museum\n\nWe will see the museums on the south-side of Jefferson Barracks. We will begin at the Civil War Museum where a docent will give a brief introduction to the Civil War in Missouri. At any time\, you can wander over to the POW Museum and/or the Phone Museum (just a short walking distance from the Civil War Museum). We will see the north-side museums later in the year.\n\nCivil War Museum:\n"The Missouri Civil War Museum\, located at Jefferson Barracks\, is the state’s premier Civil War museum dedicated to honor the thousands of men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Through the weapons\, equipment\, items\, and uniforms of those who lived during our nation’s defining moment in history\, we aim to tell their story in an unbiased interpretation.\nVisit today and learn about our state’s vast role in the Civil War\, from Francis P. Blair\, Jr. to Claiborne Jackson\, Nathaniel Lyon to Sterling Price\, and William Quantrill to Jim Lane." from https://mcwm.org/\n\nPOW Museum:\n"The Mission of the Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum is to reverently honor all who served our country in any branch of the United States military\, who were captured by enemies of the United States\, or who are missing in action\, from any year and from any conflict. This Mission includes raising the awareness of the American public to the numbers of captured Americans who returned to us alive\, and to the numbers of those who perished in captivity\, and to the numbers of those service personnel missing who have not yet been returned to us for the homage they deserve." from https://mcwm.org/powmiamuseum/\n\nPhone Museum:\n"The Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum is housed in a beautifully restored 1896 building and features an extensive collection of telephones\, telephone-related equipment and memorabilia. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and is located in the 426-acre historic Jefferson Barracks Park\, a 15 minute drive south of downtown St. Louis." from http://www.jbtelmuseum.org/\n\nAddress of Civil War Museum is 222 Worth Rd.\nAddress of POW Museum is 16 Hancock Ave. Address of phone museum is 12 Hancock Ave.
LOCATION:St. Louis Historic Sites Meetup\, Saint Louis\, MO
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