On West 6th Street just east of North Maple Street (State Highway KK), on the left when traveling east.
In 1868, William Milton Prier was the owner of 520 acres of land which would become Appleton City. In 1870 when the Railroad came through this area, he sold most of his holdings for land development. However, he retained this site in Block 36 . . . — — Map (db m181430) HM
On East 4th Street (State Highway 52) just west of North Locust Street, on the right when traveling west.
Before Appleton City was founded, the open prairie was the hunting grounds for the Osage Indians and French fur traders and trappers.
When the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad reached this site in September 10, 1870, where was no town. The . . . — — Map (db m181431) HM
On 4th Street (Missouri Route 52) at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on 4th Street.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway arrived in 1870 connecting St. Louis to the Southwest
Oldest M.K.&T Passenger Depot, September 1870 — — Map (db m88737) HM
On 2nd Street (State Highway WW) at Pine Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street.
(Front): Early thriving Osage River post. Osceola was settled during the mid-1830's largely by Southerners. The settlement and its first store were known as the "crossing of the Osage at Crow and Crutchfield's," until the name of the Indian . . . — — Map (db m36090) HM
In memory of
Citizens of Osceola
murdered by Kansas
Jayhawkers
and the Union Army
Of the 12 men ordered to be
murdered by Gen. James H. Lane,
3 are known
Mr. Berry • Champion Guinn
Micajah Dark (13 yrs later)
In June 1861, . . . — — Map (db m61518) HM
On 2nd Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street.
Created from the Lousiana Territory, the Territory of Missouri was established by an Act of Congress in 1812, and became the 24th State on August 10, 1821. Sixteen years later in 1837 there were about sixty people living here on the banks of the . . . — — Map (db m61468) HM
On State Highway E at Southwest 50 Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway E.
The reputed outlaws, John Younger and his brother James Younger thought a gun battle with detectives JAmes Wright and Louis J. Lull (alias Allen). L.B. Daniels acted as a local guide for Wright and Lull.
The battle was fought about 1/4 mile . . . — — Map (db m245243) HM