Concord Township in Plattsburg in Clinton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jefferson Highway
"Palm to Pine Highway"
| | New Orleans, Louisiana to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Photographed by JoannBurnich, August 5, 2020
1. Jefferson Highway Marker
The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920s. Portions of the highway are still named Jefferson Highway, for example: the portions that run through Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; Lee's Summit, Missouri; Osseo, Minnesota; and Wadena, Minnesota.
It was built in the 1910s as part of the National Auto Trail System.
Named for President Thomas Jefferson, inspired by the east-west Lincoln Highway, it was nicknamed the "Palm to Pine Highway" for the varying types of trees found at either end.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Jefferson Highway series list.
Location. 39° 34.821′ N, 94° 26.583′ W. Marker is in Plattsburg, Missouri, in Clinton County. It is in Concord Township. It is on Northwest Reservoir Road (Route 332) south of Northwest Brethren Church
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clinton County (approx. one mile away); David Rice Atchison (approx. one mile away); War Memorial (approx. one mile away); James Farm (approx. 14½ miles away); Rutherford B. Hayes / William T. Sherman (approx. 14.9 miles away); William Jennings Bryan (approx. 15 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 15 miles away); Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad Caboose #3 (approx. 15.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plattsburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by JoannBurnich of Bountiful, Utah. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 31, 2024, by JoannBurnich of Bountiful, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
