The remains of the members of Companies "A" "G" and "H" 39 Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry who were Killed in Action at Centralia, MO. on the 27th Day of September 1864 are interred here. — — Map (db m169372) WM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m185496) HM
Harry H. Adrian was a "River Rat" for the Army Corps of Engineers on the Missouri River in the 1930s; he knew the river well. When dikes were built to better channel the river and prevent erosion in the 1960s, he predicted that swirls of silt . . . — — Map (db m249661) HM
Cole County
November 16, 1820
State Capital
October 1, 1826
State of Missouri
August 10, 1821
This Bicentennial Monument, erected in 2020 by the Cole County Bicentennial Committee, is dedicated to the people of Cole . . . — — Map (db m169388) HM
In Memory
of the men from
Cole County
who died in the service
of their
state and country
in the World's War
1917 to 1918
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m62237) WM
Meriwether Lewis William Clark
York Seaman George Drouillard
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Sculptor: Sabra Tull Meyer
Columbia, Missouri
Project Designer: Austin Tao
St. Louis, Missouri . . . — — Map (db m62317) HM
This reproduction of The Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Missouri
by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury
as the inspirational symbol of the
United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive. From May . . . — — Map (db m251779) HM WM
During the next four decades, Lincoln University surpassed all expectations, growing into a culturally rich and diverse institution. In 1954, when the United States Supreme Court made Brown v. the Board of Education the law of the land, Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m169380) HM
This monument honors, recognizes, and serves Gold Star Families and the legacy of their Loved Ones who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The Homeland panel depicts images . . . — — Map (db m251796) WM
Given to the Department of Missouri Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
In memory of
Fred C Trigg grandson of Thomas C. Ware Co C 37th Iowa Inf
by his wife
Edwina P Trigg National Secretary
May 19, 1933
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m169387) WM
The capital of Missouri, officially named the City of Jefferson in honor of the third U.S. President, is built on a site chosen by the First General Assembly, 1821, for a seat of government. St. Charles, until 1826, was the temporary capital . . . — — Map (db m263969) HM
The Jefferson City Greenway is a linear park that serves as a conduit for non-motorized travelers to gain access to recreation areas, natural and cultural features, schools and businesses. The greenway is a multi-use trail designed to provide a . . . — — Map (db m62318) HM
Civil War Jefferson City
In spring 1861, Missouri was a slave state divided over the issue of secession. An uneasy peace existed between pro-Confederate state government militia and Union forces headquartered in St. Louis. On June 11, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m169364) HM
Commemorating the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
which explored these hills
June 3 and 4, 1804
Cedar Island and Cedar Creek on the north shore of the Missouri River are especially mentioned in the Original Journals Of The . . . — — Map (db m62388) HM
Lincoln University was founded by the black enlisted men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers who fought for the cause of the Union during the Civil War. The black soldiers of these two regiments . . . — — Map (db m169375) HM
George W. Burruss, President
Robert W. Wilson, Vice-President
Dedication September 26, 2003
The Missouri Motor Carriers Association proudly dedicates this building in honor of these great men who have served the trucking industry with . . . — — Map (db m62223) HM
On February 20, 1823, the U.S. government granted the land on which this building stands to the State of Missouri "for the purpose of fixing their seat of government thereon." The land was subsequently divided into 40 town lots, the first sale of . . . — — Map (db m62386) HM
The Colonel Darwin W.
Marmaduke
House
(The Warden's Residence)
1888
Listed on
The National Register of Historic Places
Designated Landmark
City of Jefferson — — Map (db m84624) HM
With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once
The impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight
— — Map (db m169371) WM
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Nelson & Gertrude
Burch House
1868
— — Map (db m169391) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m62315) HM
For 63 years scene of Missouri's
political and social activity
Erected in 1842 by
General Thomas Lawson Price
1809 - 1870
First Mayor of Jefferson City
1839
Lieut. Governor of Missouri
1849
Appointed Brigadier General
by . . . — — Map (db m62221) HM
Dedicated to the
Officers and Soldiers
of the
62nd and 65th
United States
Colored Infantries
The construction of the
Soldiers' Memorial Plaza
was inspired by
the vision of
Dr. David B. Henson
17th President of . . . — — Map (db m62284) HM WM
A 32' ื 60' section of Woodland Cemetery, was consecrated for burial of state officials, designating it as the "State Lot". Monuments erected here are by order of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri. There are 21 burials 1831-1898, . . . — — Map (db m169362) HM
The Missouri American
Jewish Tercentenary Service
commemorating the three
hundredth anniversary of
the first Jewish settlement
in the United States was
held here on September 19, 1954.
Missouri State Capitol
Historic District . . . — — Map (db m62260) HM
To protect and ensure the city's prosperity, in 1893 a special committee of the local Commercial Club organized to raise money to build a bridge. Businessmen and property owners formed a corporation and raised the entire $225,000 to finance the . . . — — Map (db m297015) HM
Bolivar Street was the western edge of what was known for a century as Millbottom ①. From the mid-1880s, the river, roads and train tracks converging in Millbottom made it a natural location for Jefferson City's emerging industries and . . . — — Map (db m297049) HM
On June 4, 1804, a keelboat and two pirogues containing the members of the Corps of Discovery passed this spot as they headed upstream to the headwaters of the Missouri River and across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m62379) HM
Lincoln University was founded by the black enlisted men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers who fought for the cause of the Union during the Civil War. the black soldiers of these two regiments were the . . . — — Map (db m169386) HM
Harry H. Adrian and Roger J. Adrian purchased from Cole County "an island not yet there" on March 9, 1967
On October 25, 1974 Harry H. and Teresa L. Adrian and Roger J. and Judith A. Adrian gave "Adrian's Island" to the City of Jefferson — — Map (db m249662) HM
Lewis and Clark, 1804
"The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it, as, by its course & communication with the water of the Pacific ocean may offer the most direct & practicable water . . . — — Map (db m62349) HM
Jefferson City witnessed many dramatic events during the Civil War. In the early months of the war, Secessionists and Unionists engaged in a tense contest for dominance. It ended in the hasty flight of the elected pro-Southern government and its . . . — — Map (db m62402) HM
Towards the end of the war, the men began to solicit funds to accomplish this dream. With some donating as much as a year's salary to the cause, they were able to collect more than $6,000. Their efforts resulted in the establishment of a school that . . . — — Map (db m169376) HM
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m169374) WM
On this site, during the night hours of January 27, 1917, eighteen year old Willis Porter Corwin received and re-transmitted three Morse Code messages, which became the first successful one-way transcontinental relay of formal message traffic in . . . — — Map (db m62312) HM
With the deeding of its property to the state in 1879, Lincoln Institute formally became a state institution. Later, under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, the school became a land-grant institution. In 1921, the Missouri Legislature passed a bill . . . — — Map (db m169379) HM
History
When Missouri became a state in 1821, the temporary seat of government was in St. Charles, Missouri. The Constitutional Convention was charged with the duty of selecting a permanent set of government and after much discussion and . . . — — Map (db m169360) HM
Dedicated Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11, 2014
The Honorable Ike Skelton
U.S. Congressman (1977-2011)
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky . . . — — Map (db m169384) WM
