Laclede in Linn County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013
1. General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home NHL Marker
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Erected 1977 by National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list.
Location. 39° 47.295′ N, 93° 10.156′ W. Marker is in Laclede, Missouri, in Linn County. It is at the intersection of Pershing Drive and Worlow Street, on the left when traveling north on Pershing Drive. Centerpiece of the Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Pershing Drive, Laclede MO 64651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. 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: John Joseph Pershing (here, next to this marker); Statue of Gen. John J. Pershing (a few steps from this marker); Boyhood Home (a few steps from this marker); Laclede (within shouting distance of this marker); Prairie Mound School (about 300 feet away, measured
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More about this marker. The NHL marker is on the base of the nearby Pershing monument.
Also see . . .
1. Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site. Missouri State Parks website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. John J. Pershing. Historic Missourian website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2013
2. General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2015
3. General John J. Pershing
This c. 1919 portrait of John J. Pershing by Sir William Orpen hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Shortly after the United States entered World War I in 1917, General John J. Black jack Pershing (a nickname derived from his command of black troops in the Tenth Cavalry) took command of the American Expeditionary Forces going to Europe. His background and temperament fit with this country's emergence as a world power. Within little more than a year, he transported America's first massive twentieth-century army to the European front, where it contributed substantially to the German defeat in November 1918. Pershing deftly commanded the army and successfully held his soldiers separate from the French and British, who saw them as little more than replacements for their own massive casualties. Upon his return home, Pershing was designated general of the armies - a title that no one had held since Ulysses Grant.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Shortly after the United States entered World War I in 1917, General John J. Black jack Pershing (a nickname derived from his command of black troops in the Tenth Cavalry) took command of the American Expeditionary Forces going to Europe. His background and temperament fit with this country's emergence as a world power. Within little more than a year, he transported America's first massive twentieth-century army to the European front, where it contributed substantially to the German defeat in November 1918. Pershing deftly commanded the army and successfully held his soldiers separate from the French and British, who saw them as little more than replacements for their own massive casualties. Upon his return home, Pershing was designated general of the armies - a title that no one had held since Ulysses Grant.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 13, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
