Light Field Gun, 75mm, M1897A7

Historical marker location:

4617 Dahlia Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Christy Boulevard and Gravois Avenue (State Highway 30), on the left when traveling north on Christy Boulevard.)

The "Show-Me State" is Missouri's official nickname and is believed to have originated from a speech given by Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver in 1899. He said, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me."