Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Muse of the Missouri

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015

1. Muse of the Missouri Marker

Inscription. Dedicated December 2, 1963 in Memory of
David Woods Kemper
Well Beloved
Died Defending His Country

Erected 1963.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 39° 6.24′ N, 94° 34.987′ W. Memorial is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It is on Main Street north of 9th Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 walking distance of this marker: New York Life Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scarritt Arcade (about 400 feet

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away); New England Building (about 500 feet away); Future Farmers of America (about 600 feet away); Frankel, Frank & Company Building (about 600 feet away); Phoenix Hotel Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Exchange Hotel Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Armour & Volker Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Regarding Muse of the Missouri. US Army 1LT David Woods Kemper was killed in action in Italy during World War II.

Also see . . . David Woods Kemper Memorial Fountain. (Submitted on September 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Muse of the Missouri and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015

2. Muse of the Missouri and Marker

Looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.