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Kirkwood Missouri Pacific Station
Kirkwood, Missouri
built 1893
Built in 1893 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Amtrak discontinued agent services in 2003. Wanting to keep the station running, the Kirkwood City Administrator bought the station from Union Pacific Railroad and staffed it with volunteers. Since then, volunteers have greeted guests, provided arrival and departure times for the four daily trains, and beautified the building. Nestled within St. Louis County, Kirkwood is also home to the Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Part of the larger 112-acre Missouri Department of Conservation, the Conservation Nature Center has two levels of exhibits that relate to backyard wildlife and conservation practices in urban areas. St. Louis County is noted for having the highest recorded number of native plants in Missouri. |