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Arrow Rock in Saline County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Big Spring

 
 
Big Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024
1. Big Spring Marker
Inscription. Early Santa Fe trading expeditions used this watering stop after leaving Franklin and crossing the Missouri River. Burton Lawless donated it to the town in 1829. The WPA started improvements in 1934.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Santa Fe Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 39° 4.053′ N, 92° 56.673′ W. Marker is in Arrow Rock, Missouri, in Saline County. It is at the intersection of Spring Drive and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Spring Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Main St, Arrow Rock MO 65320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. 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
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Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calaboose (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arrow Rock River Landing: Developing a Town and a Country (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. John Burruss' Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. Huston Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arrow Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aderton House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Arrow Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Santa Fe National Historic Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arrow Rock.
 
Big Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024
2. Big Spring Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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