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Plaque for the First Courthouse of Jackson County

62-211
Accession Number
62-211
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 336562067
Keywords
Historic sites
Signs and signboards
HST Keywords
Missouri - Cities - Independence - Jackson County Courthouse
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Credit:
Johnnie Staton

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Plaque on the first courthouse in Jackson County, Missouri. It in inscribed: "The first courthouse of Jackson County. Erected 1827. Donated to the city by Christian Ott, Jr., Mayor of Independence. Removed to this site, 1916. This tablet placed by the Independence Pioneers Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Centennial Year 1927." From: Jackson County Historical Society.
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