Fred Ruhrwien

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September 9, 2010
Forest Park Cannon Officially Recognized After 110 Years
New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Gone Missing: A sheep and fifteen pacifiers. Plus: We revisit a cold case and a cannon in Forest Park
New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2009
More on That Mysterious Cannon in Forest Park
On Monday KTVI (Channel 2) followed up on the story reported in Riverfront Times and Daily RFT about an old Spanish cannon in Forest Park.The gun has sat in the park for over a century with no plaque or identification, its history a mystery to park officials and city archivist. Enter Fred Ruhrwien. ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
Mystery of Forest Park Cannon Solved; Spanish Gun Arrived in St. Louis in 1900
Ruhrwein and the Spanish cannon.For the past year, Fred Ruhrwien has waged a lonely crusade to discover the origins of a Spanish cannon in Forest Park. The 80-year-old Ruhrwien works as a volunteer guide at the park, giving walking tours to hundreds of visitors each year. Until last month, Ruhrwi ... More >>
News
September 3, 2008
Cannon Fodder: The mystery of the Spanish gun in Forest Park
Ruhrwein and the Spanish cannon.For the past year, Fred Ruhrwien has waged a lonely crusade to discover the origins of a Spanish cannon in Forest Park. The 80-year-old Ruhrwien works as a volunteer guide at the park, giving walking tours to hundreds of visitors each year. Until last month, Ruhrwi ... More >>

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Forest Park Cannon Officially Recognized After 110 Years

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Gone Missing: A sheep and fifteen pacifiers. Plus: We revisit a cold case and a cannon in Forest Park

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More on That Mysterious Cannon in Forest Park

Blogs

Mystery of Forest Park Cannon Solved; Spanish Gun Arrived in St. Louis in 1900

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Cannon Fodder: The mystery of the Spanish gun in Forest Park

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