NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND JEFFERSON BARRACKS

In 1936, two women  traveled across this country to record what they saw and heard along the way.

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas writers recorded what they saw and the experiences they had in letters to Samuel Steward, an unorthodox writer and English Professor.

He in turn published their letters in the book "Letters from Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas."

In their account of the trip, Gertrude Stein wrote, "In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is."

I thought of this as a friend and I explored the spacious grounds of the Historic Jefferson Barracks overlooking the mighty Mississippi in St. Louis, Missouri.  The grounds once owned by the State are now a part of the National Park Service.

The Jefferson Barracks and The National Park Service carry a rich, historical significance to our country through Civil, racial and national wars as we moved Westward.

The Barrack grounds with few limitations provide public walking and bicycling paths.  Picnic grounds and Museums dedicated to Military, State and National History help tell the story.

This land as well as the 84.4 million other acres in other state reserves, lakes, rivers, and coastal areas are a lasting democratic tribute maintained by 20,000 employees and 221,000 volunteers of the National Park Service.

Established on August 25, 1916 by the United States Congress, our National Park Service celebrates its 100th Anniversary and suggests each of us find a park to visit during August 25 to 28 at FINDYOURPARK.COM

SEE YOU IN THE PARK AND AT THE POLLS!