Liberty in Clay County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
General Alexander William Doniphan
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013
1. Genl Alexander W. Doniphan Monument
July 3, 1808,
and died at Richmond Mo.
Aug. 8, 1887
An orator, jurist, statesman,
soldier and a Christian
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Colonel commanding the United
States troops at the battles of
Sacramento and Brazito
in the Mexican War.
A member of the Peace Congress
of 1861 from Missouri.
A lawyer for over fifty years
and a life without reproach.
Erected by the Doniphan Family.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1904.
Location. 39° 14.549′ N, 94° 25.449′ W. Memorial is in Liberty, Missouri, in Clay County. It is on Shrader Street east of Gallatin Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Liberty MO 64068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater Kansas City. 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: Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. John Thornton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lucy A. Ward Love (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Families (about 500 feet away); Antebellum Era (about 500 feet away); Veterans (about 500 feet away); Teachers and Educators (about 500 feet away); Business Owners (about
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Also see . . .
1. Alexander W. Doniphan. (Submitted on August 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Alexander Doniphan Bio. (Submitted on August 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013
2. Genl Alexander W. Doniphan Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013
3. Genl Alexander W. Doniphan Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013
4. Genl Alexander W. Doniphan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,181 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
