Historical Markers and War Memorials in Platte City, Missouri
Platte City is the county seat for Platte County
Platte City is in Platte County
Platte County(72) ► ADJACENT TO PLATTE COUNTY Buchanan County(59) ► Clay County(78) ► Clinton County(13) ► Atchison County, Kansas(40) ► Leavenworth County, Kansas(106) ► Wyandotte County, Kansas(104) ►
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On Main Street at 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Erected to the Memory of
Guy B. Park
38th Governor of Missouri
1933 - 37
Born at Platte City, Mo.
June 10, 1872 - October 1, 1946 — — Map (db m63522) HM
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Here in 1839, with the "Platte Purchase", some of many settlers from Kentucky joined to establish Platte City; one, an Attorney, Merchant, Farmer, Mill Operator, Abstractor, Banker, Public Administrator, Genealogist, Historian, Poet and Civic . . . — — Map (db m63521) HM
On Interstate 29, on the right when traveling south.
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Platte is one of 6 counties formed from the U.S. Government's 1836 Platte Purchase in which Iowa, Sac, Fox, and small bands of other Indian tribes gave up over 2 million acres of land for $7,500 and other benefits. The Purchase was . . . — — Map (db m66465) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
A Grateful Tribute to
the Living and the Dead
In memory and in honor of all
Platte County men and women
who served in the Armed Forces
of our country in times
of war and peace
Designed and dedicated by
VFW Post 4055 on Nov 11 . . . — — Map (db m63523) WM