Shoal Township in Cameron in Clinton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Harry S. Truman

Photographed By C Lintner, April 27, 2023

1. Harry S. Truman historic marker

Inscription. Harry S. Truman
1884-1972
33rd President of the United States

Harry S. Truman first came to Cameron while campaigning for Senate in 1934. His stage was a flatbed truck on Third Street. A few years later, in 1940, Truman spoke before 5,000 people at the annual Cameron Catholic Picnic held at Korneman's Grove, just south of town. Truman’s connection to Cameron was his good friend and hunting buddy Ted Sanders, who lived in a home near this marker. Truman and Sanders met early in the President's political career and became lifelong friends. Sanders provided a holiday turkey to the Truman family every year for 47 years until Mrs. Truman’s passing in 1982.

Erected 2023 by City of Cameron in conjunction with the Cameron Historical Society, a Paul Fiddick Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 39° 43.999′ N, 94° 14.313′ W. Marker is in Cameron, Missouri, in Clinton County. It is in Shoal Township. Marker is at the intersection of S. Chestnut Street and Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 621 S Chestnut St, Cameron MO 64429, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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walking distance of this marker. William Jennings Bryan (approx. ¼ mile away); Rutherford B. Hayes / William T. Sherman (approx. 0.3 miles away); Abraham Lincoln / John Wilkes Booth (approx. half a mile away); Cameron Railroads (approx. half a mile away); John T. Walker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jesse James (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lee Purcell / Michael Douglas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Herbert Clark Hoover (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cameron.

More about this marker. This historic marker is located across the street from the former Missouri Wesleyan College site and Dave Goodwin Field.

Harry S. Truman historic marker with the Sanders home in the background (a private residence) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By C Lintner, April 27, 2023

2. Harry S. Truman historic marker with the Sanders home in the background (a private residence)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2023, by C Lintner of Cameron, Missouri. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2023. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.