Union in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Shawnee Town Ford
Erected 1981 by Valley of the Maramec Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 38° 26.726′ N, 91° 0.378′ W. Marker is in Union, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on East Main Street east of South Oak Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 East Main Street, Union MO 63084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Vitt's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lynching in America / Lynching of Erastus Brown (approx. 2 miles away); Disabled Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); International Shoe Company Building (approx. 6.8 miles away); Panhorst Feed Store (approx. 6.9 miles away); POW - MIA (approx. 7.1 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
