Born June 3, 1906
As a child in St. Louis, Josephine Baker rummaged for coal behind Union Station and for food behind Soulard Market. At age 13, she waitressed at the Chauffeurs' Club on Pine Street and danced with a minstrel band. In 1925 she went to Paris with the Revue Negre. She starred in the Folies-Bergere the next season and became one of France's best-loved entertainers. During World War II, she was a heroine of the resistance, earning the Légion D'Honneur. Although a French citizen, she was an activist for civil rights in the United States. On her death in 1975, she was given an unprecedented state funeral in Paris.| HM Number | HM2CC9 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 15th, 2018 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734560 N 4282055 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65603333, -90.30441667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.362', W 90° 18.265' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 21.72" N, 90° 18' 15.9" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6501 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
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