Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
1. Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey Marker
Erected by Waskey Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Women.
Location. 39° 4.521′ N, 94° 34.831′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Monument is in Union Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 East 28th Terrace, Kansas City MO 64108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas Jefferson (Squire) Goforth (a few steps from this marker); John C. McCoy (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary A. Barnett Hale (within shouting distance of this marker); George Caleb Bingham (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. William Miles Chick (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial Place of Fifteen Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Josephine Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Joseph Boggs (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . . Westport: Where the West Began. Experience Kansas
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
2. Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
