Bellefontaine Cemetery was not on my list of cemeteries to visit while spending a little time in St. Louis. I was interested in running by the Calvary Cemetery to spend a little time with Tennessee Williams. I have had a love affair with words for as long as I can remember and have made it a lifes goal to visit the resting place of some of my favorite writers
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Lies next door to Calvary and I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity tour through another cemetery.
And would you believe there is an “App for that”!
Bellefontaine Cemetery has an interactive app and map that works along side Google to help you locate plots and assist in finding your way through this beautiful park.
The app breaks down self guided tours into three historic tours: A Journey Through Historic Notables, the Civil War and Notable Women. Each stop is noted by a number and the app shares historic stories adding a wonderful level to the visit. Tours with master tour guides are also available. If you’re a local or planning a trip to St. Louis I highly recommend visiting the Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Notable Women Tour
In honor of Women’s History Month we felt the Notable Women’s Tour was in order. Crossing the lines of St. Louis’s history and participation in the Civil War we discovered many interesting stories about this town built as the gateway to the west.
Elise “Lilly” Anheuser had her parents’ mausoleum torn down and this Bavarian Gothic chapel built after the death of her husband and father to her thirteen children, Adolphus Busch. Statues of a knight and his lady guard the resting place of Lilly and Adolphus.
Lilly’s father, Eberhard Anheuser, gave her husband a brewery soon they had married. In 1879 the brewery’s name changed to Anheuser-Busch. Every time you drink a Budweiser you are paying homage to a wonderful love story!
Blueskies,
Tami