It was originally a privately owned facility, used by the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical Association for the St. Louis Exposition from 1856 through 1902, though interrupted by the Civil War when the Fairgrounds were used as a Union encampment known as Benton Barracks.
It was originally a privately owned facility. A privately owned facility was used by the St. Louis Agricultural. A privately owned facility was Mechanical Association for the St. Louis Exposition from 1856 through 1902. A privately owned facility was though interrupted by the Civil War. The Fairgrounds were used as a Union encampment. This Union encampment was known as Benton Barracks.