As she and other GSD enthusiasts have learned, this is a breed that likes to work. Proud members of the herding breed dog group, German Shepherds enjoy having a purpose, which is just one of the traits that make them both a loyal pet and a great protector.
Although the monument was scheduled to open publicly in 1964, completion of the Gateway Arch took another year. Once the new âofficialâ topping off date of October 17, 1965 rolled around, the monument was still deemed unfit for the worldâs eyes.
The Gateway Arch, or âGateway to the West,â is the principal component of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, an extraordinary monument built on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, âthe oldest European city in the Midwest.â The Gateway Arch is the tallest man-made monument in the United States (630 feet, or 192 ...