Monett in Barry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Freedom Silo

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

1. The Freedom Silo Marker

Inscription. Downtown Monett Missouri is home to one of the most famous landmarks in Monett Missouri, the Freedom Silo located by the train tracks. The Freedom Silo has stood for 130 years and is believed to have been built around 1890. It is called the Freedom Silo because of its patriotic painting of a flag and an eagle. Raine Clotfelter, who was a former draftsman and illustrator in the U.S Navy, painted the eagle mural, finishing it on October 10th, 2020. The mural was painted as a commission for Monett Main Street. Clotfelter is also the artist of the mural at Fifth and Broadway, also commissioned by Monett Main Street. The silo stands about 55ft tall and 88ft wide.

Written by: Jayden Hohensee

This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.

Erected 2023 by Monett High School students.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music

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• Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Monett High School class project series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 2020.

Location. 36° 55.244′ N, 93° 55.147′ W. Marker is in Monett, Missouri, in Barry County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Front St, Monett MO 65708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area.

It is also in the American Ozarks,

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 walking distance of this marker: Monett Railroad YMCA (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Gillioz Theater (about 700 feet away); Monett Harvey House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

2. The Freedom Silo Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Monett Lynching (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whistle Stops (approx. 0.2 miles away); Strawberry Capital of the World (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Frisco Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Where Did Monett Get its Name? (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monett.

Also see . . . Patriotic silo sparking interest in Monett, Mo. Located by the railroad tracks just a block off the main road into downtown, a 130 year-old silo has been given new life with a fresh coat of paint. But that paint was applied by Branson resident Raine Clotfelter, a former illustrator and draftsman in the Navy who’s now known as “America’s Muralist”. (Joe Hickman, KSPR-TV, Sept. 7, 2020) (Submitted on July 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

3. The Freedom Silo Marker

Mural in Downtown Monett image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2019

4. Mural in Downtown Monett

Clotfelter created this mural on behalf of Monett Main Street. It features historic scenes and events in Monett.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.