Jonesburg in Montgomery County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cross Keys Tavern - 1829

Boone's Lick Road

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 10, 2022

1. Cross Keys Tavern - 1829 Marker

Inscription.
Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Missouri

Erected 1913 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Missouri.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 38° 51.13′ N, 91° 18.227′ W. Marker is in Jonesburg, Missouri, in Montgomery County. It is on East Booneslick Road (Old Highway 40) west of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 E Booneslick Rd, Jonesburg MO 63351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Branch - 1822 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lewiston - 1826 (approx. 5.7 miles away); Central Wesleyan College World War I Dedication Marker (approx. 8.1 miles away); Davault Tavern - 1828 (approx. 8.6 miles away); Some Gave All (approx. 8.6 miles away); Sanders Tavern - 1826 (approx. 8.8 miles away); Warren County All Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Daniel Boone (approx. 8.8 miles away).

Regarding Cross Keys Tavern - 1829.

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From the Boone's Lick Road Association's website: James Jones built here in 1828 and established Cross Keys tavern here in 1834. Though somewhat later that the ca 1820 time frame, it is consistent with the route of the early Boone's Lick Road.

Also see . . . Boone's Lick Road Association. (Submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 10, 2022

2. Cross Keys Tavern - 1829 Marker

Marker is in front of a grassy lot.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.