New Haven in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Thurmon Park

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

1. Thurmon Park Marker

Inscription. Historic site of early Christian church and public school. Named to honor pioneer family whose members organized the first congregation in 1856.

Erected 1956.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 38° 36.837′ N, 91° 12.93′ W. Marker is in New Haven, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on Wall Street just east of Maupin Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Wall St, New Haven MO 63068, 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 Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Miller's Landing (about 700 feet away); The Ferryboat Landing (about 700 feet away); Historic New Haven (about 800 feet away); Private John Colter (about 800 feet away); New Haven (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Private John Colter (about 800 feet away); Colter's Escape from the Blackfeet (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 20, 2021

2. Thurmon Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.