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[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="General Steven Watts Kearny 1794–1848 War Veteran" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632753343272{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632753358283{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Kearny was a veteran of the War of 1812 and later commanded Fort Leavenworth where he protected the wagon trains en route to…...

[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Major Albert Bond Lambert 1875–1946 Pilot" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632752299133{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632752361390{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Albert Bond Lambert was a moving spirit of early aviation and former president of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. Shortly after graduation…...

[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Lemp Family Tomb" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632752010570{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632752032737{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]The Lemps were German immigrants who made their fortune as brewers, becoming one of St. Louis’ first families. They became art collectors importing craftsmen from Bavaria to…...

[vc_row equal_height="yes"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="Richard Mason Don Carlos Buell - Generals" font_container="tag:h3|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1632834479261{margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1632834515784{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}"]Brigadier General Richard B. Mason was the first military and civil governor of California. He died at Jefferson Barracks while he was the…...