St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jesse James Hill

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, July 20, 2024

1. Jesse James Hill Marker

Inscription.

Outlaw Jesse James was killed here April 3, 1882 by Bob Ford. The house is now on the grounds of the Patee House Museum two blocks south. This hill has been lowered more than 50 feet.

Sponsored by St. Joseph Convention Visitors Bureau
Gary and Mary Chilcote

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1882.

Location. 39° 45.48′ N, 94° 50.644′ W. Marker is in St. Joseph, Missouri, in Buchanan County. It is on Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1318 Lafayette St, Saint Joseph MO 64503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. 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

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walking distance of this marker: Transcontinental Telegraph (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Patee House (about 700 feet away); The Pony Express (about 700 feet away); The Patee House In The Civil War (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Patee House (about 800 feet away); Patee House - 1858 (about 800 feet away); Jesse James Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Patee Park Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Joseph.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, July 20, 2024

2. Jesse James Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.