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

Sedalia to Green Ridge

Points of Interest

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

1. Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker

Inscription.

Sedalia to Green Ridge. Points of Interest.

Green Ridge, the next trail head west, is 12.1 miles from here. The grade between these two trail heads remains fairly level, with a slight decline beyond the Missouri State Fair. The grade increases past Campbell Siding and decreases again to Camp Branch, but never more than 50 feet. In fact, Sedalia and Green Ridge are the same elevation, 905 feet.

Except for the trail terminus in St. Charles, the next two miles traveling west are the most urban of the entire trail. There are many street crossings and caution is advised. After crossing S. Grand Ave., look left (south) across Clinton Road to Katy Park, milepost 228.5. Named for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (or Katy) Railroad, the park was site of the first MKT hospital, housed in the Barrett Hotel in the early 1880s.

The Missouri State Fairgrounds are on the right, just beyond the U.S. Highway 65 overpass at milepost 229.3. The fair debuted Sept. 9, 1901. It is traditionally held for 11 days in August and exhibits the best of Missouri's agriculture.

Clover Dell Regional Park is reached at milepost 231.8. A small spur on the right (north) side will take you to the 173-acre park, which includes a 12-acre lake, soccer fields and restrooms.

Camp Branch (milepost 236) has shrunk since the railroad era, but at its peak, this community boasted a school, post office and other buildings. The post office opened in 1887 and closed in 1904. The community was named after the nearby branch or creek.

[Historical inset photo captions read] , Milepost 228.5 Site of the first MKT hospital in the 1880s. Sedalia's Katy Park makes a good rest stop. , DNR file photo

Milepost 236 , Camp Branch, platted in 1889, was once a stop on the Katy Railroad, but has no services today. , Map courtesy of Pettis County. DNR file photo

Milepost 239.2 Corn is delivered to Green Ridge's 1908 grain elevator. A new elevator now stands in its place along the trail. , Used by permission, State historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.

Clover Dell Regional Park is reached at milepost 231.8. A small spur on the right (north) side will take you to the 173-acre park, which includes a 12-acre lake, soccer fields and restrooms.

Camp Branch (milepost 236) has shrunk since the railroad era, but at its peak, this community boasted a school, post office

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and other buildings. The post office opened in 1887 and closed in 1904. The community was named after the nearby branch or creek.

[Historical inset photo captions read]
Milepost 228.5 Site of the first MKT hospital in the 1880s. Sedalia's Katy Park makes a good rest stop.
DNR file photo

Milepost 236
Camp Branch, platted in 1889, was once a stop on the Katy Railroad, but has no services today.
Map courtesy of Pettis County. DNR file photo

Milepost 239.2 Corn is delivered to Green Ridge's 1908 grain elevator. A new elevator now stands in its place along the trail.
Used by permission, State historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.

Erected by Missouri State Parks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Entertainment • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1999.

Location. 38° 42.446′ N, 93° 13.266′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, Missouri, in Pettis County. It is at the intersection of Thompson Avenue and 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on Thompson Avenue. Marker is at the Katy Trail kiosk at the Katy Depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 East 3rd 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.

Milepost 228.5 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Milepost 228.5 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: History of Sedalia (here, next to this marker); Sedalia Points of Interest (here, next to this marker); Sedalia to Clifton City (here, next to this marker); Katy Trail State Park 25th Anniversary (a few steps from this marker); Katy Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Sedalia's Rag Tag Train (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Also see . . . Katy Trail State Park. (Submitted on July 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Milepost 236 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Milepost 236 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker

Milepost 239.2 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.

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

4. Milepost 239.2 on Sedalia to Green Ridge Marker

Katy Trail Kiosk at the Katy Depot in Sedalia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

5. Katy Trail Kiosk at the Katy Depot in Sedalia

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 11, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.