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The 630-foot-high arch was completed Oct. 28, 1965. It commemorates president Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

St. Louis community members gathered Saturday to honor the people who the city's iconic symbol, the Gateway Arch, ahead of ...

Oct. 28 marks 60 years since the final piece of the Gateway Arch—the keystone—was lifted into place in the prized attraction ...

The Warren County Visitors Bureau celebrated Arch Builders Day on October 28th, marking the 60th anniversary of the ...

Editorial: The only thing preventing a similar St. Louis renaissance is lack of imagination. One look at that Arch should ...

But give credit to St. Louis for one great thing that Chicago can’t match. It’s an architectural marvel, a graceful and ...

Two national monuments reached major milestones this week.The Statue of Liberty was was dedicated in New York Harbor by ...

Donor support brings Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse back open despite the shutdown, operating 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily until Nov. 2.

Arch Builders Day will be taking place at the Warren County Visitor’s Bureau located in Starbrick, at 22045 US-6, Warren, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This celebration of 60 years is promoted by the Boiler ...

On Oct. 28, 1989, the Oakland A's wrapped up an earthquake-delayed sweep of the World Series over the San Francisco Giants.

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