Lee's Summit in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Harry S Truman

Photographed by Stephanie Leary, 2013

1. Harry S Truman Marker

Inscription. "In the Lee's Summit Veterans Memorial Building, which stood at this site, Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States first declared his candidacy for an elective political office. Here on March 7, 1922 Truman agreed to become a candidate for the office of county judge of the Eastern District of Jackson County, Missouri to which he was elected November 7, 1922, and thus, began his rise to the highest office of the land."

Erected 1975 by Lee's Summit Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1922.

Location. 38° 54.784′ N, 94° 22.504′ W. Marker is in Lee's Summit, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is on 123 SE 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lees Summit MO 64063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cooper & Black / Poos Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); R.H. Marquette Building (about 700 feet away); All Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); William B. Howard Station Park

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Hall/Younger Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Flanery-Frost Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); The Battle of White Oak Creek (approx. 4.9 miles away); Where Wagons Rolled / Wieduwilt Swales (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lee's Summit.

More about this marker. Sadly, the Veterans Memorial building burned down in 1941.

Photographed by Stephanie Leary, December 17, 2013

2. Arnold Hall

Arnold Hall was built in 1946 by Sherwood Manufacturing and was donated to the city in 1950 by Joseph Arnold to provide a community center. It is the site where the Memorial Building once stood.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2015, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2015, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. 2. submitted on May 16, 2022, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.