Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Elizabeth Duncan Porter
1750 - 1845
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
1. Elizabeth Duncan Porter Marker
Taken captive - Martin's Station,
on land now part of Kentucky,
June 1780
Held by British until
November 1782
Erected 2008 by Major Isaac Sadler La Belle Vue Chapter NSDAR.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1780.
Location. 39° 4.406′ N, 94° 34.853′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. Marker 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. Mayor Milton Jameson Payne (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieutenant Joseph Boggs (about 400 feet away); Josephine Anderson (about 500 feet away); Franklin Pierce Fisk (about 500 feet away); Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey (about 700 feet away); Thomas Jefferson (Squire) Goforth (about 700 feet away);
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Also see . . . Patriot Elizabeth Duncan Porter. (Submitted on February 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
2. Elizabeth Duncan Porter Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 15, 2011
3. Elizabeth Duncan Porter Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
