Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site

The First World War Commemorative Garden drainage repairs were made this month. We look forward to the beautiful blooms and with mindful reflection remember those that served and sacrificed in the First World War. Please consider volunteering to help us with the poppies this spring as an individual or a group. If you want to join a poppy team please contact the historic site 660-963-2525.

A very special bloom today for our, bloom of the day. Please, come by the General John J. Pershing State Historic Site in Laclede, Missouri to see a white poppy in a planter full of red poppies. If you would like to learn more about how the poppy became the international symbol of war service and sacrifice the site staff can tell you all about them.

This is our bloom of the day. The poppies are beginning to bloom at the General John J. Pershing State Historic Site. The garden is going through some changes but we are still growing the Pershing Poppy here at the office in planters. If you are out and about please come by the historic site and First World War Commemorative Garden and learn how a seed of idea bloomed into so much more.

The Poppies! The Poppies! The Poppies! My little friends are back.

Maintenance staff normally keeps the lawn cut short but this little patch of grass is going to be allowed to grow for a while longer. Can anyone guess why?

While the vast majority of Missouri state parks and historic sites have remained open for day use, Missouri State Parks has implemented a number of measures des...igned to maintain required social distancing and protect visitors and team members. Based on current conditions, Missouri State Parks is implementing the following measures in phase one of the return to normal operations: On May 4, concession-operated lodging, dining, marina and retail operations will begin reopening at the discretion of the individual concessionaires and following Governor Parson’s recommended guidelines. On May 11, Castlewood State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park and Weston Bend State Park will reopen for day use only. On May 18, the off-road-vehicle riding area at St. Joe State Park will reopen and will require daily permits to be purchased online; quantities may be limited to manage capacity. Park campgrounds and park-run lodging will remain closed through May 18. Missouri State Parks continues to evaluate public-health data, applicable social-distancing guidelines and operational requirements to determine when it would be appropriate to resume these operations. For more information, please view our press release here: https://dnr.mo.gov//u/c6438823-0933-45f9-8a35-ab7ecc0d7b16