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Liberty in Clay County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

The Liberty Spring

 
 
The Liberty Spring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tony Meyers, August 18, 2011
1. The Liberty Spring Marker
Inscription.
Around this
inexhaustible spring
was founded
the City of Liberty -
July 1, 1822

Dedicated to the Pioneer Settlers
by Alexander Doniphan Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution


 
Erected by Alexander Doniphan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1883.
 
Location. 39° 14.627′ N, 94° 25.11′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Missouri, in Clay County. It is on Missouri Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 South Missouri Street, Liberty MO 64068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater Kansas City. 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 walking distance of this marker: Lewis and Clark Mural (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kansas City to Liberty to Excelsior Springs Interurban Depot (about 500 feet away); Founding Fathers (about 600 feet away); Jurisprudence (about 600 feet away); Clay County American Revolution Veterans (about 600 feet away); First Court House Site
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(about 600 feet away); Scales and Rails (about 700 feet away); John Dougherty (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.
 
Additional keywords. Liberty Missouri
 
Historic Liberty Spring located at 140 South Missouri Street, Liberty, Missouri image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tony Meyers, August 18, 2011
2. Historic Liberty Spring located at 140 South Missouri Street, Liberty, Missouri
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2011, by Tony Meyers of Liberty, Missouri. This page has been viewed 1,400 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2011, by Tony Meyers of Liberty, Missouri. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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