Butler in Bates County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Butler History Murals
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
1. Pike Expedition Mural
Explorer Zebulon Pike Parley
With Osage Chief
1863 Burning of Butler by Order No. 11
During the Civil War
Where the Civil War Began
Brother Against Brother
Post Civil War Reconstruction
[Mural Depicts Local Civil War Events]
Keep the Pioneer Spirit
1717 Claude Dutisne
1804 Louisiana Purchase
Governor Frederick Bates
1832 Washington Irving
1862 Battle of Fort Toothman
1863 General Order No. 11
Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg to New Orleans
The Electric City
Mayor F.J. Tygard, Charles Brush
Murals by Dan Brewer
Erected 2003.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Jefferson Highway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 38° 15.455′ N, 94° 20.006′ W. Marker is in Butler, Missouri, in Bates County. It is at the intersection of Dakota Street and Delaware Street, on the left when traveling east on Dakota Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 North Delaware Street, Butler MO 64730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American 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.
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More about this marker. Geo Coords are for the General Order No. 11 mural. The Zebulon Pike mural and the Pioneer Spirit murals are located one block east, on buildings at the intersection of Main and Dakota Streets.
Also see . . .
1. History of Bates County. County website entry (Submitted on January 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. General Order #11 Devastating Northwest Missouri. Legends of America website entry (Submitted on January 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Evacuation Day. Kansas City Public Library website entry (Submitted on January 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
2. General Order No. 11 Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
3. Pioneer Spirit Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
4. Pioneer Spirit Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
5. Pioneer Spirit Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
6. Pioneer Spirit Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
7. Pike Expedition Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
8. General Order No. 11 Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
9. General Order No. 11 Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
10. General Order No. 11 Mural
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2010
11. Mural Artist
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,652 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on January 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
