Historical Markers and War Memorials in Richmond, Missouri
Richmond is the county seat for Ray County
Richmond is in Ray County
Ray County(13) ► ADJACENT TO RAY COUNTY Caldwell County(15) ► Carroll County(8) ► Clay County(78) ► Clinton County(13) ► Jackson County(356) ► Lafayette County(56) ►
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On Main Street (State Highway 10) at College Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This planter is constructed of cornices from the 1856 courthouse which was moved from this location in 1915, the sandstone base once served as a step for the building. — — Map (db m157020) HM
On College Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling north.
Erected by the State of Missouri
in honor of
Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan
Commander of First Regiment Missouri
Mounted Volunteers in the War with Mexico
Born Mason County, Kentucky, July 9, 1808
Died Richmond, Missouri, August 8, . . . — — Map (db m157143) HM
On East South Street west of South Spartan Drive (State Highway 13), on the right when traveling east.
Designates 1838 Potawatomi "Trail of Death" route starting in Indiana, crossing Illinois and Missouri, and ending at present day Osawatomie, Kansas.
In September 1838, over 850 Potawatomi Indian people were rounded up and marched at gunpoint . . . — — Map (db m198476) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 10) at College Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Original columns supporting the Court Room of Ray County's Courthouse (1856-1913).
Stone for plaque base-first Recorder's Office, preserved and donated to the Citizens of Ray County by Randall G., Marvel C. Barber and Harold . . . — — Map (db m157022) HM
On College Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the right when traveling north.
[Side A]
Richmond was founded, 1827, as the seat of Ray County on land donated by John Wollard, W.B. Martin, and Isaac and William Thornton. The county, organized 1820, had its first seat at Bluffton, where Camden, an early Missouri . . . — — Map (db m157138) HM
On Thornton Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the left when traveling north.
A lack of Confederate military presence in Missouri led Southern sympathizers to form guerrilla groups to harass Union soldiers and pro-Union citizens. Depending on which side you asked, these bushwhackers were either heroes or criminals. They . . . — — Map (db m157096) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 10) at Thornton Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
To everyone who tries to understand:
We leave you our deaths
Give them their meaning
We were young
We have died
Remember us.
TSgt Thomas Newton Sloan
U.S. Air Force
13 Aug 1937 • 17 Dec 1965
Rayville, MO
PFC David Wayne . . . — — Map (db m157095) WM
On Thornton Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the left when traveling north.
This memorial is dedicated in honor
and memory to all Ray County
World War II and Korean War
Veterans who served and fought.
These honored men gave the
supreme sacrifice in the defense of
our great nation in order to
preserve our . . . — — Map (db m157103) WM
On Thornton Street north of Main Street (State Highway 10), on the left when traveling north.
In memory
of our
World War
Veterans
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Unveiled under
auspices of the
American Legion
Posts of Ray Co.
May 30, 1930 . . . — — Map (db m157014) WM