Lock Springs in Daviess County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Birthplace and Boyhood Home of Jerry Litton

1937 - 1976

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2013

1. Birthplace and Boyhood Home of Jerry Litton Marker

Inscription.

U.S. House of
Representatives
1972 - 1976

Happy are those who dream dreams
and are ready to pay the price to
make them come true...

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 39° 50.848′ N, 93° 46.574′ W. Marker is in Lock Springs, Missouri, in Daviess County. It is at the intersection of Front Street (Missouri Route 190) and 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lock Springs MO 64654, 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 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Haun's Millstone Commemorative Marker (approx. 6.1 miles away); Harris Log House (approx. 8.7 miles away); Gallatin (approx. 10.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away); Site of the 1869 James Gang Bank Robbery (approx. 10.9 miles away); Site of the 1883 Trial of Frank James (approx. 10.9 miles away); Haun's Mill Massacre (approx. 12.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Haun’s Mill (was approx. 12.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Jerry Litton. Historic

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Missourians website entry (Submitted on January 18, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Jerry Lon Litten. Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress website entry (Submitted on August 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

3. Jerry Litton Gravesite in Chillicothe MO. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on August 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Jerry Lon Litton image. Click for full size.

via Find A Grave, unknown

2. Jerry Lon Litton

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2013

3. Birthplace and Boyhood Home of Jerry Litton Marker

Looking northwest

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 975 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on August 4, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.