Hannibal in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Glascock’s Landing

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 18, 2025

1. Glascock’s Landing Marker

Inscription.
Moses Bates was part of a survey party which passed the present site of Hannibal in 1818. Bates returned to the site to survey and lay out Hannibal in 1819.

By 1836, much of Hannibal's land was owned by Stephen Glascock. Glascock filed a plat map in 1836 which set aside a public landing from Market Street (Broadway) to North Street, the area known as "Glascock's Landing." Hannibal was incorporated as a town in 1837, as a city in 1845. By 1860, Hannibal was the third leading commercial center in Missouri.

The riverfront area was vital to early development of the community. In 1847 alone, 1,020 steamboats landed. These boats brought people and goods and took away numerous agricultural products and manufactured articles. Hannibal contributed to the river trade by providing several pilots and even saw construction of a few steamboat hulls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 39° 42.678′ N, 91° 21.232′ W. Marker is in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It is on Riverfront Drive north of Broadway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Front St, Hannibal MO 63401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Missouri’s Mark Twain Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kiwanis Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Admiral Coontz (about 600 feet away); Marie Ruoff Byrum (about 600 feet away); Ukelele Ike (about 600 feet away); Gideon's Trumpet (about 600 feet away); Gaba's Girls (about 600 feet away); Eagle Eye Beckley (about 600 feet away); Bill Lear (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannibal.

Photographed by Connor Olson, October 18, 1993

2. Glascock’s Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.