Liberty in Clay County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Liberty Tribune

Clay County Historical Society

— Historic Landmark —

Liberty Tribune Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013

1. Liberty Tribune Marker

Inscription. Established by Robert Hugh Miller in 1846, and continually published since. Oldest weekly newspaper west of the Mississippi River. Has had several locations. Bought by Townsend Publications.

Erected 1976 by Clay County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Clay County Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 39° 14.821′ N, 94° 25.228′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Missouri, in Clay County. It is on Main Street north of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 North Main Street, Liberty MO 64068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: 16 North Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Clay County Historical Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 12 North Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander W. Doniphan (within shouting distance of this marker); Doniphan – Hubbell House (within shouting distance

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of this marker); Clay County African American Pioneers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Liberty Lodge No. 49 I.O.O.F. (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.

Also see . . .
1. Liberty Tribune. (Submitted on August 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Liberty Tribune Collection at Missouri Digital Heritage. (Submitted on August 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Liberty Tribune Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013

2. Liberty Tribune Marker Detail

Liberty Tribune and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2013

3. Liberty Tribune and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.