Site of Twelve Mile Inn - Overland, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 41.967 W 090° 20.749
15S E 730817 N 4286769
From St. Louis to the Overland Trail, over night here, then rested, move on to St. Charles and the Boone's Lick Trail and to Franklin and the Santa Fe Trail
Waymark Code: WMM844
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Geo Ferret
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County of marker: St. Louis County
Location of marker: Lackland Blvd & Walton Rd., Overland
Marker erected by: Overland Historical Society

Marker text:

City of Overland
SITE OF
TWELVE MILE INN
1856
Located approximately 12 miles from the St. Louis Riverfront, a day's journey. The two-story log structure became a popular stopping place for cool well for those traveling to St. Charles. It is said that in 1863, General Wm. T. Sherman stopped here while his men camped nearby. The Inn was eventually destroyed by fire.

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