Historical Society

History

History

The Museum complex houses 4 US Army museum, the Engineer, Chemical, and Military Police Museum present the their individual corps history while the Fort Leonard Wood Museum presents the history of Fort Leonad Wood as an Army installation.

History

Culture, History, Historic House, Science, Specialized

Housed in a restored 1896 building, the museum features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the early 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment, memorabilia from 1880s through the 2000s and military telephones from WWII through the Vietnam War. It is located in the historic Jefferson Barracks Park, a 15-minute drive south of downtown St. Louis.

Historical Society

Citizen orgainzed in 1980. 501c3 non-profit. Dues supported. One room of collections; donated photos, high school yearbooks, newspapers histories of various churches, businesses, etc. Paper documents and small items.