Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Smithton - 1818

Boone's Lick Road

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024

1. Smithton - 1818 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 this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 38° 57.074′ N, 92° 20.525′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of West Broadway and Westmount Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway. Marker is at the northern part of John A. Stewart Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 W Broadway, Columbia MO 65203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

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

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of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: African-American Heritage Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Columbia Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Operation Desert Storm (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named African-American Heritage Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); James Shannon L.L.D. (approx. ¼ mile away); George Clinton Swallow (approx. 0.3 miles away); African American Heritage Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Boone's Lick Road Association. (Submitted on July 2, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024

2. Smithton - 1818 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.