Harrisonville in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Jefferson Highway
From Pine to Palm
| — | Winnipeg to New Orleans | — |
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 20, 2026
1. Jefferson Highway Marker
Marker features a "retro" map of the entire route from Canada to Louisiana, featuring most of the towns and cities that served the highway
This highway was organized in November, 1915 at New Orleans and extends to Winnipeg Canada. It was organized for the dual purpose of providing a great north and south highway and to honor the name of Thomas Jefferson for the part he took in the Louisiana Purchase.
The way is blazed by over two thousand metal signs and over fifteen thousand pole marks & monograms.
As it winds its way south from Winnipeg, the Jefferson traverses the rich area of the great glacial deposits in Manitoba, through Minnesota southward until it comes to the upthruse of the Ozark Mountains, thence its trend is westward around the western spurs of these mountains, till it crosses the Red River into Texas at Denison. From there it takes a southeasterly course through Louisiana over the alluvial deposit of the Red and Mississippi River.
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. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1915.
Location. 38° 39.725′ N, 94° 20.932′ W. Marker is in Harrisonville, Missouri, in Cass County. It is on
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Order No. 11 (approx. half a mile away); Harrisonville Courthouse Square Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Cass County (approx. half a mile away); Harrisonville WWI Memorial (approx. half a mile away); United We Stand Divided We Fall (approx. half a mile away); Jennison’s Jayhawks raid Harrisonville Square (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 20, 2026
2. Jefferson Highway Marker
Marker is next to the left of the doors (it is hidden in this picture). This can be viewed going northbound on Independence.
Also see . . . Jefferson Highway on Wikipedia. The highway (not to be confused with the Jefferson Davis Highway) was one of many roads that went across the United States before the U.S. highway numbering system took place in 1926. There has been a renewed interest in the road since the 2000s. (Submitted on September 27, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
