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Sign in front of the Jackson County Courthouse, Independence, Missouri

2005-97
Accession Number
2005-97
3x4 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350376562
Keywords
Historic sites
Monuments
HST Keywords
Missouri - Cities - Independence - Courthouse - Monument - Oregon Trail; Oregon Trail - Independence, Missouri
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Credit:
A.W. Easter

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Snapshot of monument erected in 1948 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri, by order of the Jackson County Court, which reads: Here the Oregon Trail began. This monument honors the pioneer spirit of those courageous men and women who, by their heroic trek across the continent, established homes and civilization in the far northwest. From: A.W. Easter.
Date(s)
ca.
November 1950