Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

History: Designed by famed sculptor Karl Bitter and sitting at the heart of the Missouri History Museum, this statue was originally commissioned by the Louisiana Purchase company as a lasting monument to the nation's third president. Thousands of St. Louis citizens stood within the Jefferson Memorial (Now the Missouri History Museum) loggia and on its lawn in 1913 and watched with delight as a grand parade concluded with the unveiling of Karl Bitter's marble statue of President Thomas Jefferson. On April 30, 1913, the Missouri Historical Society opened its history museum in the 39,000-square-foot Beaux Arts structure.

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