Francis Park Traditional Cache
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History of Francis Park David Rowland Francis became owner of a large tract of land in southwest St. Louis in 1884 where he established his vast farm. In 1885 he was elected Mayor of St. Louis and was Governor of Missouri from 1889 to 1893. David Francis was President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition from 1889 until its opening in 1904. Francis originally considered use of his farmland as a site for the World's Fair, but logistics of transportation and construction to Francis' land caused the use of Forest Park as the now famous 1904 World's Fair site. Francis was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Russia in 1916. Francis made a gift of 60 acres of his land to the city as a Christmas gift in 1916, and so it was named Francis Park. However, the area, known as the Francis Farm, remained unimproved except for a few dairy farms. Unofficially, it became a rural rendezvous for picnickers, hunters and other adventurous spirits. David Rowland Francis died January 15, 1927. The park and its rural land, it was not developed until St. Louis Hills was built up around it in the 1930s. Much of the early work in the park was done with the aid of Federal Relief Administration Funds. They constructed the long lily pool, athletic fields, tennis courts, shelter house, picnic grounds and walkways, as well as gardening and landscaping. Visit the Mermaid at: 38 35 124 090 18 084
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