Pleasant Hill in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Historic Building 1948

[Memorial Building]

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

1. Memorial Building Marker

Inscription. In 1944 the American Legion and American War Dads joined forces to honor the war dead with this Memorial Building. In 1947 the V.F.W. and the Ladies Auxiliaries joined them in a fund drive to save expenses. Volunteers cleaned salvaged bricks until the wee hours of the mornings. Masons would lay the bricks the next morning. On May 30, 1951, it was dedicated to both the dead and the living veterans. The city took over the building in 1986.

Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Pleasant Hill Downtown Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1951.

Location. 38° 47.171′ N, 94° 16.424′ W. Memorial is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. It is at the intersection of Paul Street and Veterans Parkway (AKA Lake St), on the right when traveling west on Paul Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pleasant Hill MO 64080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Kansas City.

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 walking distance of this marker: Pleasant Hill, Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); 110 South Lake Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Hiram Bledsoe

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War in Pleasant Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 100 Veterans Parkway (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Defenders of Freedom Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 105 First Street (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Hill.

Memorial Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

2. Memorial Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.