Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, St. Louis’ role in westward expansion, and Dred and Harriet Scott, who sued for their freedom in the Old Courthouse.

Morning Light at the Gateway Arch

The Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch

The blooming cherry trees in Kiener Plaza provide a wonderful foreground for the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse in spring.

Cherry trees in bloom

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

Construction on the Arch Grounds as seen from the Riverboats.

Construction on the Arch Grounds

Fireworks at the Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch

Clouds at the Gateway Arch

Sunset glow on the Gateway Arch

Dred and Harriet Scott statue at Gateway Arch National Park

Dred and Harriet Scott Statue and the Gateway Arch

looking up at the Rotunda of the Old Courthouse

Gateway Arch National Park

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