Grand River Township in Harrisonville in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

United We Stand Divided We Fall

Photographed by Thomas Onions, January 1, 2009

1. United We Stand Divided We Fall Marker

Closeup photo of the plaque.

Inscription.
The Cass Co. Judges who suffered imprisonment by the U.S. Federal Courts rather than make a tax levy to pay fraudulent Co. and Township Railroad Bonds.
FE Johnston
WP Barnes
Sept 1 1883 to Jan 1 1884

WA Wray
FM George
ET Lane
Mar 21 1892 to Jan 1 1893.
This inscription made by order of Cass Co. Court Sept.9, 1897 in compliance with a petition presented by
J.N. Haddock

Erected 1897 by Cass County Court.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Events • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1865.

Location. 38° 39.266′ N, 94° 20.905′ W. Marker is in Harrisonville, Missouri, in Cass County. It is in Grand River Township. It is on East Wall Street. Marker is located on the Southwest facade of the Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 E Wall Street, Harrisonville MO 64701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harrisonville WWI Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cass County (within shouting distance of this marker); Jennison’s Jayhawks raid Harrisonville Square (within shouting

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distance of this marker); General Order No. 11 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lest We Forget (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Burnt District Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Burnt District Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wayside Rest (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonville.

Also see . . . History of Cass County. This link, provided by Cass County, provides an overall history of Cass County, including a brief history of the bond swindle which caused the imprisonment of the judges. (Submitted on June 26, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)

Additional keywords. State's Rights

Photographed by Thomas Onions, January 1, 2009

2. United We Stand Divided We Fall Marker

Photo of the Courthouse - United We Stand Marker can be seen behind the World War 1 Statue.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 1,752 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2009, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.