Cameron in Clinton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Rutherford B. Hayes ⎯⎯⎯ William T. Sherman
Photographed by C Lintner, July 1, 2022
1. Rutherford B. Hayes side of the marker
Inscription.
Rutherford B. Hayes, also, William T. Sherman. .
Rutherford B. Hayes 1822, 1893 19th President of the United States. In 1879, things were different when the sitting President Rutherford B. Hayes and his friend General William Tecumseh Sherman stopped at the Junction Depot near Second and Nettleton Streets in Cameron. According to the Cameron Observer Newspaper on October 2, 1879, word had came by telegraph stating the President would be leaving St. Joseph at about 10:30 a.m. headed east on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. Although the train was not initially scheduled to stop at Cameron, several prominent citizens started to make preparations for the visit. Continued on back.,
William Tecumseh Sherman 1820, 1891 General in the Union Army during the Civil War. Continued from other side. The 1879 newspaper described it this way preparations were immediately made for giving them a suitable reception. The artillery, under the command of Capt. Ellis, was taken to the Junction; also the Cornet Band and a large number of our citizens repaired thither and after waiting three long hours the Presidential party arrived amid the booming of the cannon and were received by sweet strains of music from the band and by cheers from the hundreds of people assembled. The President, Mrs. Hayes and General Sherman appeared on the rear platform of their car and after two minutes hand-shaking and conversation the train pulled out and away they went.
Rutherford B. Hayes
18221893
19th President of the United States
In 1879, things were different when the sitting President Rutherford B. Hayes and his friend General William Tecumseh Sherman stopped at the Junction Depot near Second and Nettleton Streets in Cameron. According to the Cameron Observer Newspaper on October 2, 1879, word had came by telegraph stating the President would be leaving St. Joseph at about 10:30 a.m. headed east on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. Although the train was not initially scheduled to stop at Cameron, several prominent citizens started to make preparations for the visit. Continued on back.
William Tecumseh Sherman
18201891
General in the Union Army during the Civil War
Continued from other side. The 1879 newspaper described it this way preparations were immediately made for giving them a suitable reception. The artillery, under the command of Capt. Ellis, was taken to the Junction; also the Cornet Band and a large number of our citizens repaired thither and after waiting three long hours the Presidential party arrived amid the booming of the cannon and were received by sweet strains of music from the band and by cheers from the hundreds of people assembled. The President, Mrs. Hayes and General
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Sherman appeared on the rear platform of their car and after two minutes hand-shaking and conversation the train pulled out and away they went.
Erected 2022 by City of Cameron in conjunction with the Cameron Historical Society, a Paul Fiddick Project.
Location. 39° 43.822′ N, 94° 14.6′ W. Marker is in Cameron, Missouri, in Clinton County. It is on Park Avenue 0.4 miles west of South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is directly in front of the Cameron Intermediate School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 915 Park Avenue, Cameron MO 64429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri and in Greater Kansas City. It is also 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.
More about this marker. This marker is a short distance from Cameron's Veteran's Memorial on Park Ave.
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3. Rutherford B. Hayes marker with Cameron Veterans Memorial Middle School in background
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4. William T. Sherman marker in front of Cameron Intermediate School
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2023. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2023. 4. submitted on May 10, 2023, by C Lintner of Cameron, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
