Growing Up in Jefferson Barracks: The Early Years

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am UTC-06:00

225 S Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63105 | Clayton

Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center
Publisher/HostMissouri Historical Society Library & Research Center
Growing Up in Jefferson Barracks: The Early Years
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As a child resident of Jefferson Barracks from 1948 to 1956, author Pam Vaccaro shares stories of playing in the former mess hall, the base POW prison, and event the tunnel from the commandment’s house to the Mississippi River. See personal items including photos, postcards, sports memorabilia of the JB Boys and Girls Club, the St. Bernadette Ladies’ Club cookbook, and even a piece of the floor from one of the barracks apartments.
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225 S Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63105, 225 S Skinker Blvd, St Louis, MO 63105-2317, United States, Clayton

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