Washington in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Robert Frazer

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2012

1. Robert Frazer Marker

Inscription.
This marker commemorates Robert Frazer, a member of the Corps of Discovery, on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Listed as a witness in the trial of United States vs. Robert Westcott, Frazer wrote to President Jefferson, "whatever may be the fate I shall meet with, I have the consolation to know that I have been true to my country. I shall perish rather than prove otherwise."

Robert Frazer died nearby in 1837.

Erected 2004 by Webster Groves and Prairie Chapters, DAR, and the Missouri State Society DAR.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 38° 33.656′ N, 91° 0.62′ W. Marker is in Washington, Missouri, in Franklin County. It can be reached from Lafayette Street. Marker is in James W. Rennick Riverfront Park, about 250 feet northeast of the intersection of Front and Lafayette Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Elbert Street, Washington MO 63090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor

and in Greater St. Louis.

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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (a few steps from this marker); Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Wir Sind Freunde - We Are Friends (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucinda Owens Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Zachariah Foss House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Zachariah Foss House (within shouting distance of this marker); John Clayton Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterworks Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Also see . . .
1. Private Robert Frazer. (Submitted on December 5, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. (Submitted on December 5, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Lewis and Clark and Robert Frazer Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2012

2. Lewis and Clark and Robert Frazer Markers

Missouri River in background

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,401 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.