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Buder Park (officially known as Lydia D. Buder Park) is a park located in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is part of the St. Louis County park system and is owned and operated by the county's Department of Parks and Recreation. The park is split by Interstate 44 into two sections: North Buder (also known as Upper Buder) and South Buder (also known as Lower Buder).
The park has two addresses, since it is split in two parts. The address of North Buder is: 215 Valley Park Rd. Valley Park, MO 63088. The address of South Buder is: 101 Larkin Williams Rd. Valley Park, MO 63088. North Buder is bordered on the west by Missouri Route 141, and bordered on the north by the Meramec River.
Gustav Adolphus Buder was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1871. He earned a degree in law from Washington University in St. Louis, and eventually became president of the St. Louis Times (which was eventually bought by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch). He served on the board of several organizations in the city, including the St. Louis Public Library Association and the St. Louis Park and Playground Association.
In 1912, Buder donated land to St. Louis County for the purposes of developing a park. He donated more adjacent land in 1917 and 1918. The city did not develop the land, so Buder stated in his will that his family should reclaim it. Buder died in 1954, and later that year his son donated it back to the County. The park opened soon after. [1]
The land was split in two by the construction of Interstate 44. Upgrades to park facilities occurred in the early 1970s (using funds from a 1969 bond issue). The park was expanded in the late 1970s and 1980s, mostly through bond issues. Some land (damaged by flooding) was acquired by FEMA. [1] The park was damaged by floods in 1993. [2]
The following are available at the park:
St. Louis County has designated 30 hiking trails that each take approximately 30 minutes to complete (30-30 hikes). One of these trails is in the park. [2]
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