Sedalia in Pettis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Missouri State Highway System

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

1. Missouri State Highway System Marker

Inscription.

An achievement of engineering vision and finance made possible by the motoring public with the leadership of the
Automobile Club of Missouri

Erected 1932.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 38° 41.452′ N, 93° 15.561′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, Missouri, in Pettis County. It can be reached from West 16th Street. Marker is at the MoDOT Highway Gardens, on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2503 West 16th Street, Sedalia MO 65301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

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

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walking distance of this marker: Missouri: The Show Bee State (a few steps from this marker); Missouri Highway History (within shouting distance of this marker); 4-H Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Poultry & Rabbit Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Merci Boxcar (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home Economics Building (about 500 feet away); Varied Industries Building (about 500 feet away); Old Smokie Frisco Engine (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Also see . . .
1. Missouri State Highway System. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Interstate highway system began in Missouri 65 years ago this month. Metro Voice website entry, 2021 (Submitted on June 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

2. Missouri State Highway System Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.