Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri

Brown Brothers Mausoleums

George Warren Brown made his fortune as a manufacturer of shoes. The hexagonal mausoleum was designed in 1928 by Mauran, Russell and Crowell, St. Louis architects. Opposite is the circular mausoleum of A.D. Brown, older…

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George R. Taylor 1819-1880

George Taylor was a prominent St. Louis businessman before the Civil War. He served as the president of the Pacific Railroad beginning in 1860. His wife was a granddaughter of Auguste Chouteau, the co-founder of…

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George G. Vest 1830-1904

The red granite boulder marking the grave of George Vest is most fitting for the man who was known for his fight to maintain Yellowstone Park. Senator Vest represented Missouri for many years. A noted…

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Page Monument

This monument serves as a resting place for William M. (d. 1892) and Eliza J. (d. 1890). The totem-like red granite boulders forming an obelisk is unique among memorial art. At the base of the…

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Colonel John R. O’Fallon 1791-1865

A descendant of a long line of Irish kings on one side and the exploring Clarks on the other, he was a much-loved benefactor. After winning his military title in the War of 1812, he…

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