Libertyville in Jefferson County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dragoon Trail Historical Site
Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 15, 2015
1. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 3 Marker
Dragoon Trail
Blazed in 1835 by the
First U.S. Dragoons
under Colonel
Stephen W. Kearny
Erected 1938 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 40° 57.433′ N, 92° 3.095′ W. Marker is in Libertyville, Iowa, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (County Route V64) and Maple Ave (County Route H43), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 W Maple Ave Libertyville IA 52567, Libertyville IA 52567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 Culture and also the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Starting Point of the Fairfield Covered Wagon Caravan (approx. 5.7 miles away); Fairfield Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 5.8 miles away); First Company of Jefferson County Civil War Volunteers Drill Ground (approx. 5.9 miles away); McElhinny House (approx. 5.9 miles away); The American Gothic House (approx. 8.8 miles away); American Gothic - The Painting (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Artist, Grant Wood (approx. 8.8 miles away).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Also see . . . Historic Places in Iowa. On page 90 at bottom of page in the book "Some Historic Places In Iowa" (Submitted on May 4, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa.)
Photographed by Benjamin M. Snyder, April 25, 2015
2. Dragoon Trail Historical Site Marker No. 3 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. This page has been viewed 2,181 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2019, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2015, by Benjamin M. Snyder of Ankeny, Iowa. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
