r e iv CITY OF WILDWOOD, MISSOURI R i r Monarch u N o Historic Community s Centaur is Historic Community Orrville Historic M Community CHESTERFIELD Kohn Park WE C hu r c h R o Westland Acres a E d a t Historic Community d h e a r t o o n R R k o a e d S re C Road le se e l r v i o i v r rr H D O k CLARKSON VALLEY ld r i a W P r le 109 b Kelpe 1 a B Historic Community Babler State Park S t r e c k Anniversary e Park r . LOUIS COUNTY B R ab o ST le a r P d ar k D ri ve 16 P o d n oa d Clay R to r n R W Rie e Ro ild g a o ad H d orse d C a r 109 e o e R k 22 oad R R ayto n t Pond Athletic l r o Community C o a f d Association n Park e s s Pond Historic O ELLISVILLE Community Grover Historic Community 3 FRANKLIN COUNTY 100 Manchester R Wildwood Municipal oad Building Melrose Bethel 17 Historic Community 24 d Church 2 21 oa r R Old Pond 8 ste 29 che School & Park Man Metro West 66 M Big Chief Roadhouse Fire Protection 25 Historic 27 38 el ro Route 66 ad 30 se Ro R Rockwoods te o 10 ta BALLWIN a Reservation S d d d l a o O 23 R Kreienkamp Store Rock 33 s B 109 Hollow d o o Hollow Trail u Historic Community o q W u e R La Salle Retreat Glencoe Historic idg 32 t e ad R & Conference Community Ro o 35 oa a l R d Center Blu View d au 18 31 P t. Park & Trail Wildwood 7 S rose R ad Fox Creek Historical Society Mel o Historic Community 11 13 15 M oster emo Al F ria 4 l Tr 12 ail Stovall’s Grove Equine Assisted Greensfelder 5 Therapy Glencoe H 19 26 County Park e Wabash, Frisco City Park n Me c 6 ra 100 k & Pacic Railroad me e A c Fox Creek n Al R le Hidden Valley l i R n t v t 20 e Veterinary Hospital o o R Marianist r 37 o a n F d a Retreat Center o d x R o C a r d e 109 e 28 k 34 14 Rockwoods R o Range a Camp Wyman d 9 36 EUREKA 44 PACIFIC Scenic Roads ParksRTown Center Area ecreation Points of Interest Historic Community Design & illustration by Mincoff Studio • www.MincoffStudio.com 1 Babler State Park 11 Stovall’s Grove 21 Old Pond School & Park 31 Ridge Road 2 Big Chief Roadhouse 12 Wabash, Frisco & Pacific (WF&P) Railroad 22 Pond Athletic Association 32 St. Paul Road 3 Community Park-Wildwood 13 Wildwood Historical Society (WHS) 23 Rock Hollow Trail 33 Woods Road 4 Equine Assisted Therapy (E.A.T.) 14 The Wyman Center (Camp Wyman) 24 Wildwood Municipal Building 34 Allenton Road 5 Greensfelder County Park 15 Al Foster Memorial Trail 25 Wildwood’s Original City Hall 35 Bouquet Road 6 Hidden Valley Ski Resort 16 Anniversary Park 26 Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital 36 Fox Creek Road 7 LaSalle Retreat & Conference Center 17 Bethel Church 27 Kreienkamp Store 37 Hencken Road 8 Metro West Fire Protection Headquarters 18 Bluff View Park & Trail 28 Alt Road 38 Melrose Road 9 Rockwoods Range 19 Glencoe City Park 29 Historic Route 66 (Manchester Road) 10 Rockwoods Reservation 20 Marianist Retreat Center 30 Old State Road WILDWOOD POINTS OF INTEREST [A continuation from the 31 Points of Interest identified in 2017] 1 Babler State Park 24 Wildwood Municipal Building 36 Fox Creek Road 800 Guy Park Drive, Wildwood, MO 63005, #: (636) 458-3813 16860 Main Street, Wildwood, MO 63040, #: (636) 458-0440 Fox Creek Road, aptly named after the creek it parallels and the area along https://mostateparks.com/park/dr-edmund-babler-memorial-state-park http://www.cityofwildwood.com its length, can trace its history back to the Native Americans, based upon settlements and artifacts found there. Originally, this roadway connected 2 Big Chief Roadhouse 25 Wildwood Original City Hall the historic communities of Fox Creek and Allenton (now within the City of Eureka) and then served as a connector to Route 66 during the peak years of 17352 Manchester Rd, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (636) 458-3200 16962 Manchester Road, Wildwood, MO 63040 The Mother Road. Today, this road is a north-south connection between State http://www.bigchiefstl.com 26 Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital Route 100 (Manchester Road) and Interstate 44. 3 Community Park-Wildwood 18962 Hwy 100, Wildwood, Missouri, 63069, #: (636) 458-6569 The area was originally settled by Samuel Harris in 1827, who then opened 2153 State Route 109, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (636) 458-0440 https://foxcreekveterinaryhospital.com the first Fox Creek Post Office along Manchester Road in 1833. A number of www.cityofwildwood.com properties along its length are listed on the City’s Historic Inventory and date 27 Kreienkamp Store back to the early 1900s, reflective of the settlement patterns in this area of St. 4 Equine Assisted Therapy (E.A.T.) (no public access; now a private residence) Louis County. Since that time, Fox Creek Road has had limited development. It still serves a mostly residential, low-density land use pattern, with large lots, 3369 State Route 109, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (314) 971-0605 19160 Melrose Road, Wildwood, MO 63038 agricultural and equestrian uses lining the length of the roadway. Fox Creek http://eatherapy.org/ Road also provides access to Rockwoods Range, a 1,453 acre conservation area managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The area is home 5 Greensfelder County Park to a wide variety of wildlife and used for bird watching, hiking, mountain SCENIC BYWAYS biking, and equestrian trail rides. 4515 Hencken Road, Wildwood, MO 63069 http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ParkPages/Greensfelder 28 Alt Road The northern connection of Fox Creek Road, at State Route 100, is near the http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap Franklin County-St. Louis County Line and the western limits of the City of 6 Hidden Valley Ski Resort Wildwood. With exception of Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital, located at the 17049 Hidden Valley Drive, Wildwood, MO 63025, #: (636) 938-5373 29 Historic Route 66 - The Mother Road intersection of Fox Creek Road and State Route 100, only residences line this http://hiddenvalleyski.com two-lane roadway throughout its length within the City of Wildwood. Fox (Manchester Road) Creek Veterinary Hospital, which opened its doors in 2000, serves local own- 7 LaSalle Retreat & Conference Center http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap ers of dogs, cats, and horses. 2101 Rue De LaSalle, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (636) 938-5374 The southern terminus of Fox Creek Road is within the City of Eureka, at Allen- http://www.lasalleretreat.org 30 Old State Road ton Road, near Six Flags Amusement Park and Interstate 44. Near its southern http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap limit, within the City of Eureka, is Jellystone Park Resort Campground. During 8 Metro West Fire Protection District Headquarters the holiday season, the campground is called Santa’s Magical Kingdom, which 17065 Manchester Road, Wildwood, MO 63040, #: (636) 458-2100 31 Ridge Road allows drivers to tour the property to see millions of holiday lights. At the http://www.metrowest-fire.org http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap interchange with Allenton Road and Interstate 44, within the City of Eureka, the land use pattern changes to commercial uses, featuring a number of con- 9 Rockwoods Range venience stores with gas pumps, a fast-food restaurant, with drive-through 32 St. Paul Road facility, a hotel, and Six Flags Amusement Park. Parking areas - 5035 Fox Creek Road and 4360 Fox Creek Road, http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap Wildwood, MO 63069 https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/rockwoods-range 33 Woods Road 37 Hencken Road http://www.cityofwildwood.com/2017poimap Hencken Road was named after the homestead of the Dietrich Hencken 10 Rockwoods Reservation family, who came from Germany in 1837. The family’s homestead was near 2751 Glencoe Road, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (636) 458-2236 34 Allenton Road State Route 100 (Manchester Road), in the area known as Hollow. The historic https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/rockwoods-reservation community of Hollow, located in far west Wildwood, is about five miles west Allenton Road was named after the historic community of Allenton, a railroad of State Route 109, on what is now State Route 100 (formerly Route 66). The 11 Stovall’s Grove town located at this roadway’s southern terminus within the current City of village’s name started as “Deutsch Hollow,” so called by the German settlers Eureka. Today, Allenton Road is a north-south connector between Interstate and named for “Dutch” Charlie Paffrath, who came to the area in 1834 and 18720 Stovall Lane, Wildwood, MO 63039, #: (636) 405-3024 44 on the south, and State Route 100 (Manchester Road) on the north (via kept a tavern on the much traveled highway. http://www.stovallsgrove.com Melrose Road). Within the City of Eureka, on its extreme southern portion, Allenton Road, serves commercial uses and Six Flags Amusement Park. Hencken Road linked the historic communities of Hollow and Allenton. It 12 Wabash, Frisco, & Pacific (WF&P) Railroad provided, and still to this day, serves a north-south connection from Allenton 101 Grand Avenue, Wildwood, MO 63038, #: (636) 587-3538 The community of Allenton was named after the individual who platted the Road to State Route 100.