Warsaw, in Benton County, 55 miles from the Tipton Terminus, was a relay and meal station. Accommodations were provided by the Lemon, later Campbell House, and Nichols Tavern. Its building still stands. — — Map (db m140840) HM
Historic town of the Osage River Valley, Warsaw was laid out in 1837 as the seat of Benton County, organized two years earlier. Lewis Bledsoe's Osage ferry, started in 1831 for traffic over the Boonville- Springfield Road (parts of which were . . . — — Map (db m266093) HM
A violent encounter between Southern partisan cavalry and Union forces occurred in and near Centralia on September 27, 1864. The Southern forces were irregular Confederate partisan rangers under the overall command of William "Bloody Bill . . . — — Map (db m116878) HM
The Sharp End was a thriving business district from 1910 - 1960. It disappeared through urban renewal and the use of eminent domain. John Lange Sr. and Annie Fisher were prominent business owners of a butcher shop and restaurant, . . . — — Map (db m169417) HM
From the 1930s through the 1960s, the two buildings located on the west side of 3rd Street between Pendleton & Switzler were a hub for family and commerce in Columbia's black community. A one-story, brick building housed the 3rd Street Market . . . — — Map (db m169472) HM
Alvan B. Coleman (1897-1968) owned Coleman Coal and Salvage, Tiger Theater, Tiger Lounge and other real estate. His father, James B. Coleman, was principal at Douglass School; his mother Julia taught there. Until Urban Renewal, the family home . . . — — Map (db m169469) HM
The Douglass Football Field served as both the location for the Douglass High School Bulldogs' games and also a community gathering site for Black audiences during each Fall and Spring season. The field was a popular destination from the early . . . — — Map (db m249572) HM
The Flat Branch has witnessed the accomplishments of Columbia's African-American community for generations. A free African-American, John Lange (later shortened to Lang), Sr., operated Columbia's first butcher shop in the public market from . . . — — Map (db m169422) HM
McKinney Building Built in 1917 by Columbia black businessman Fred McKinney, the two-story building housed various businesses at street level. When completed, the building was heralded as "well finished" and praised for being among the first . . . — — Map (db m169431) HM
In the 1950s, businessman Alvan B. Coleman, with partners Edward and Ellis Tibbs, owned and operated the Tiger Theater at 109. N. Fifth Street. It was a theater for blacks by day and a nightclub at night. Their liquor store was in an adjacent . . . — — Map (db m169436) HM
Fifth Street Christian Church, founded as Second Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in 1861, is considered the first black church in the city. The first permanent church opened in 1879 at Seventh and Ash streets. With more than 200 . . . — — Map (db m169442) HM
Nora Stewart School opened in 1933 as the Negro Nursery School at 401 Park Ave. J.B. Coleman, an educator, owned the house and knew working parents needed a place for their children during the day. The school moved to the St. Paul AME Church and . . . — — Map (db m169444) HM
Gravesites for blacks were initially segregated in the south-central end of Columbia Cemetery near its intersection of Boone Road and Todd Drive. Blacks buried in this section include famed ragtime pianist and composer J.W. "Blind" Boone and . . . — — Map (db m169446) HM
Trubie's Market, 115 N. Garth, was owned by Trubie (Edwards) Smith from the early 1940s to the mid-1960s. it was one of few neighborhood markets serving blacks and one of the few women-owned businesses in the city then. "Ms. Trubie," who was . . . — — Map (db m169462) HM
Doby FlatsStephen Doby, born on a S. Carolina plantation in 1854, came to Columbia about 1915. He built/owned Doby Flats (residential buildings) nearby and other houses. Wiggins Medical ClinicDoby's daughter Ruth, a legendary teacher at . . . — — Map (db m169465) HM
Henry Kirklin (1858-1938) was a prize-winning internationally acclaimed horticulturalist. Born a slave in Columbia, he was freed at age 5. At age 14, he worked at Joseph B. Douglass' nursery, learning from European gardeners. Later, as a . . . — — Map (db m169474) HM
The African-American Heritage Trail commemorates Columbia's blacks, their enterprises and churches from the city's first 200 years. The Trail honors people who overcame enormous odds to achieve outstanding legacies, some receiving national and . . . — — Map (db m169420) HM
Annie Fisher (1867-1938) was heralded nationally for her business success. One of 11 children born in present-day Columbia to former slaves Robert and Charlotte Knowles, Annie worked as a child rocking cradles for white families. She learned to . . . — — Map (db m169473) HM
The bacterium, Streptomyces aureofaciens strain A377, was isolated by Dr. B.W. Duggar from soil collected in 1945 from Sanborn Field, Plot 23, planted to continuous timothy grass without soil amendment since establishment in 1888.
The . . . — — Map (db m275800) HM
Come sit with Beetle Bailey, Mizzou's famous comic-strip character created through the genius of Mort Walker, AB '48 Humanities. Beetle relaxes in the re-creation of a booth from the Shack, a hangout frequented by Walker during his student days. . . . — — Map (db m87609) HM
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Boone County, organized November 16, 1820, from a portion of Howard County, was named for pioneer Daniel Boone. It developed because of its proximity to transportation - the Boone's Lick Trail, the . . . — — Map (db m249700) HM
Vietnam
1963-1973
Jerry D. Basnett
Rex Donel Bundy
Larry H. Coleman
Steve Davis
Terry L. Dean
Douglas G. Edwards
Daniel J. Heibel
Carl R. Houser
Stephen L. Irvin
Dale R. Jackson
Dearing M. Jackson
Maurice . . . — — Map (db m278219) WM
(Center panel)
In Memory of Boone County Boys
who lost their lives in the World War
1917-1918
(Left panel)
Barton, Joseph T.
Brown, William G. Jr.
Bryson, Shannon L.
Caldwell, John F.
Carr, John R.
Challis, Joel H. . . . — — Map (db m278222) WM
This Colonial Revival commercial property at 10 Hitt Street was built in 1935 to house the local Coca Cola bottling plant. Columbia's original Coca Cola franchise was purchased by Ed Roberson in 1932 and moved to this building upon its completion in . . . — — Map (db m249575) HM
Columbia, "Educational Center of Missouri", originated in the town of Smithton, laid out by the Smithton land Company, 1819. By 1821, when the name was changed, the town was the seat of Boone Co., organized 1820, and named for Daniel Boone who . . . — — Map (db m106358) HM
This cemetery contains the original six lots established in 1821 as the burial ground for the City of Columbia. Commemorated on the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary.
Dedicated May 27, 1996
This property has been
placed on the . . . — — Map (db m59457) HM
During the early stages of Columbia's development, the Smithton Company donated land for a "Market Square" to the Boone County Commissioners. South Fourth Street, known at the time as Water Street, was no doubt created for the traffic of numerous . . . — — Map (db m169424) HM
The Daniel Boone Tavern, constructed at a cost of $135,000, was opened September 1, 1917, by the Columbia Hotel Company. A considerable part of the cost of the building was raised by popular subscription. For many years the hotel served as the . . . — — Map (db m250044) HM
Don Faurot
1902-1995
Football Coach 1935-42, 1946-56
Athletic Director 1935-67
Here stands the symbol of Ol' Mizzou, famed "Thin Man" from Mountain Grove, a boy who helped build this stadium and a football coach who filled it with . . . — — Map (db m59512) HM
A city park in the black community was included in the official City of Columbia plans as early as 1935. For years, families had enjoyed outdoor summer activities at Douglass School, including baseball, softball, dances and picnics. Support for a . . . — — Map (db m169471) HM
The first settlers of present-day Boone County, Missouri were American Indians who arrived more than 11,000 years ago. Their descendants slowly evolved culturally, settling in communities where they engaged in agriculture and developed pottery. . . . — — Map (db m169425) HM
First Professor of Geology, Chemistry, Agriculture, and First Dean of
The College of Agriculture
University of Missouri.
First State Geologist of Missouri. — — Map (db m59459) HM
Established in 1888 as the Rotation Field by Dean J.W. Sanborn. Sanborn Field was designated a National Landmark in 1965 along with Duley-Miller Erosion Plots, also located on this campus. Sanborn Field is the third-oldest continuous long-term . . . — — Map (db m249836) HM
Community leader, mentor, and educator for 56 years with the Columbia Public School District. During this time she developed and directed the Home School Communicator Program. This program, Mrs. Ralph's contribution to Columbia's Civil Rights . . . — — Map (db m169470) HM
In memory of
James Shannon L.L.D.
Born in Monaghan Co. Ireland
April 23, 1799
Died
Feb. 23, 1859
Second President, University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo. 1850-1856
Co-Founder of Christian College 1851
(Now Columbia College), . . . — — Map (db m59462) HM
Jewell Cemetery is located on what was originally the farm of George Jewell. George, his wife, and their children first moved from Virginia to Kentucky, then Franklin, Missouri, and finally Columbia in 1822.
George, his son William, and . . . — — Map (db m59646) HM
Jewell Cemetery
This cemetery is part of the former farmstead of George Jewell (1769-1844). The Jewell family first moved from Virginia to Kentucky, then Franklin, Mo. And finally Columbia, Mo. In 1821.
George, his son William, and . . . — — Map (db m249832) HM
Kuhlman Court was developed in 1922 and became home to many faculty, students and staff. The homes were designed or approved by Harry S. Bill, and architect and MU faculty member. The last of the homes were razed in 1984 making room for library . . . — — Map (db m249561) HM
Near this place James T. Scott, a Black janitor in the medical school at MU, was killed on April 29th, 1923. A mob brought Mr. Scott to the bridge, placed a noose around his neck, and pushed him over the railing while hundreds of spectators watched. . . . — — Map (db m169415) HM
Lynching in America. Between 1865 and 1950, at least 6,500 Black people were victims of mob violence and lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, many white people remained committed to the ideology of white supremacy and . . . — — Map (db m249703) HM
Built in 1877 on the historic Maplewood Farm site by Boone County farmer and stock breeder Slater Ensor Lenoir, the barn was part of a working farm featuring unique feeding troughs and providing ample storage for animals and hay. The barn was listed . . . — — Map (db m250120) HM
To commemorate the communications of the Grand Lodge of ancient, free and accepted masons of the State of Missouri, held in the town of Columbia during the period 1833-1836, and our brethren whose courage and constancy kept the torch of freemasonry . . . — — Map (db m249702) HM
In grateful memory
of these
Heroic Sons of Missouri
who in the Great War
- 1917 - 1918 -
paid the full measure
of devotion
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Tipping of the Hats
When the Memorial Union Tower was completed in 1926, . . . — — Map (db m59474) HM WM
June 30, 1909
The depot opens.
November 19, 1976
Depot renovation completed.
Katy Station Restaurant opens for business.
January 29, 1979
Placement on the National Register of Historic Places
May 2, 1979
Formal re dedication of . . . — — Map (db m169445) HM
[The marker features images from the MKT's history, as well as a map:]
A 1912 postcard view from East Broadway of the Katy's handsome Columbia passenger station. The impressive depot was built in 1909 and stands today. - Raymond B. . . . — — Map (db m169428) HM
These four Doric portico columns remain from the 1847 Boone County Courthouse, razed in 1909. Dr. William Jewell superintended the building of the courthouse, noted for its architectural beauty. W.M. Winters was the architect and Brightberry . . . — — Map (db m249698) HM
Just above you in this section of the Big Manitou Bluffs is Roche Percιe or Pierced Rock, a natural arch that once served as a landmark for historic Missouri River travelers. The name was given by unknown French voyageurs and engages, and . . . — — Map (db m272556) HM
Donated by Susan Dennis and Gene Riddell, children of Joe and Betty Jean Traxler
From around 1822 into the early years of the 20th century, a grist mill and accompanying distillery, owned and operated by several prominent families at . . . — — Map (db m250124) HM
Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plot has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (db m249834) HM
From the early 1900s to the 1960, the Sharp End business district was a city within a city for Columbia's black community. Stretching from Fifth to Sixth streets on both sides of Walnut Street. Sharp End was a robust business center with . . . — — Map (db m169437) HM
Sharp End was a vibrant hub of black business and culture during the mid-20th century.
On both sides of Walnut between 5th and 6th Streets, black-owned restaurants, businesses, jazz clubs, barber shops and pool halls thrived.
Though it . . . — — Map (db m249699) HM
On this site stood Columbia College an institution of higher learning for men. First proposed in 1831, chartered by General Assembly in 1833, began its work in 1834. First session of University of Missouri held here in 1841. This college has been . . . — — Map (db m59463) HM
Built by Bill and Pleas Wright in 1919-20 as the Wright Brothers' Barn, with an office and stables for feeding and sale of 300 of the famous Missouri Mules. In 1930, W.E. Rader and Thomas Dudley Diggs started the Rader Packing Company in the . . . — — Map (db m249569) HM
The Easley country store was a fixture in southern Boone County for over one hundred years, beginning in about 1890. Originally built by William Greene Easley, the store sat on the banks of the Missouri River and along the MKT Railroad. It served as . . . — — Map (db m250145) HM
The Beginning
The first experiment in the United States to measure runoff and erosion from soil was conducted at this location in 1915 by R.W. McClure, an undergraduate student. Working with Professor M.F. Miller, McClure measured runoff . . . — — Map (db m249564) HM
Furnished with authentic period artifacts, the Gordon-Collins Log Cabin was built between 1818 and 1820 by David Gordon and his son James, both settlers from Kentucky. David left for Kentucky to retrieve the entire family and twenty-six enslaved . . . — — Map (db m250123) HM
During the early 20th century, the buildings at 4th and Broadway provided space where faith, music, and community converged. At 10 North 4th Street stands the home (c. 1890) of John William "Blind" Boone, a composer and concert pianist. His manager, . . . — — Map (db m169432) HM
"the Countrey about this Isd. [Split Rock Island] Is delightfull large rush bottom of rushes below on the St. Side passed a place in the projecting rock Called the hole thro' the rock, a small round Cave pass thro the pt. of . . . — — Map (db m272554) HM
Dedicated September 12, 2003, in honor of Mel Carnahan, Missouri's 51st Governor and alumnus of the University of Missouri. From his days as a law student at MU to his leadership as Governor of Missouri from 1993 - 2000, Mel Carnahan served his . . . — — Map (db m87607) HM
Built around 1880 and purchased by William and Maggie Ryland in 1888, this late Victorian-era farmhouse is a classic reflection of the Queen Anne style and the Eastlake influence on design during the late 1800s. Elements of nature are reflected in . . . — — Map (db m250146) HM
Wynna Faye Tapp-Elbert was an extremely and well-respected citizen of Columbia. As a wholehearted member of various organizations, Wynna Faye worked tirelessly as a community activist to better the community for the youth, the African-American . . . — — Map (db m169466) HM
Tibbs Building Built about 1940 at 17/19 Fifth St., the building housed Vess Bottling Co. Around 1960, Urban Renewal began displacing numerous black-owned businesses nearby. One of few to escape demolition, the building was purchased in 1962 . . . — — Map (db m169435) HM
During Columbia's formative years, the Flat Branch Creek area served as a crossroads for two important travel routes the Booneslick Trail and the Providence Plank Road. Beginning in the early 1800s the Booneslick Trail was a passageway for . . . — — Map (db m169427) HM
The Methodist and Baptist churches erected a Union church building on this site in 1837 and worshipped together here until 1852 when the Methodists erected another and larger building. The first President of Missouri University was inaugurated in . . . — — Map (db m250041) HM
Built as a three-story Renaissance Revival style theater with an elaborate window arcade along the top of the faηade, this is the most elaborately ornamented building in the district and one of the more notable historic buildings in the entire . . . — — Map (db m249831) HM
This flag is dedicated to our brave patriots, who sacrificed their lives in service to our great nation during:
Desert Storm
Lt Patrick K Connor
US Navy
06/21/65 - 02/02/91
Spc Steven P Farnen
US Army
11/15/68 - . . . — — Map (db m249559) WM
Boone County
Honors the Veterans of World War II & Korea
This Memorial Dedicated to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
World War II 1941-1945
Allton, Roy
Apple, Charles H.
Bangert, George W.
Benbrook, Clyde
Beaver, . . . — — Map (db m278227) WM
Nathan Arnett CSA
Joseph C. Babb CSA
John R. Baker USA
Joshua Baker CSA
Robert B. Ball CSA
Marion Bittick CSA
Isaac Black USA
John R. Blackburn USA
Peter G. Booth CSA
Luther Bozarth CSA
James Bratton CSA
Richard . . . — — Map (db m278348) WM
1881 Columbia Public School constructed
on this site (renamed Jefferson
School in 1896).
1900 Columbia High School built on this site.
1911 New, copper-turreted Columbia High
School opened on this site.
1927 . . . — — Map (db m252709) HM
In honor of all those who served
their country in the
Cold War
Southwest Asia
Global War on Terrorism
And those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Patrick Kelly Connor
Operation Desert Storm
Steven Paul Rarnen
Operation . . . — — Map (db m278217) WM
River floodplains are the state's most fertile cropland, and idle land is rare. As you ride the trail, notice the fields of soybeans, corn, alfalfa, grain sorghum, and (in sandy soil) sunflowers and pumpkins. Floodplain farming was practiced . . . — — Map (db m272664) HM
Stones for Homes
The people of Hartsburg cut blocks of limestone from the bluffs to make foundations for their homes. Clay, obtained by digging into the bluffs, was molded and baked into bricks. These bricks, made here in the early 1900s, . . . — — Map (db m250605) HM
The distance from Hartsburg to North Jefferson is 10.4 miles. The trail passes through Claysville (milepost 149.8) and crosses Slate, Cedar and Turkey creeks. Bluffs are on the left and a wide variety of habitats including farms and wetlands are on . . . — — Map (db m250588) HM
1893
A Railroad Station in Hart's Field
Sons of a pioneer family from Virginia, Luther D. Hart and Aurelias B. Hart began farming here in the 1870s. The town's first sign of life came when Luther granted a right-of-way 250 feet wide by . . . — — Map (db m250590) HM
"we passed up for 2 ms on the L.S. of this Sand and was obliged to return, the Watr. Uncertain the quick sand Moveing we had a fine wind, but could not make use of it, our Mast being broke our Scout discovrd. the fresh sign of . . . — — Map (db m272560) HM
1800........
Nashville Born, Destroyed
McBaine's history begins with Nashville, five miles downriver.
Ira Nash received a Spanish land grant in 1800, before the
United States owned the Louisiana Territory. Nash, a Virginian
and one . . . — — Map (db m252679) HM
Traveling west in Katy Trail State Park, the
next trailhead is Rocheport, 8.8 miles away. After the
Perche Creek crossing, an 8.8-mile spur trail on the
right the MKT Nature & Fitness Trail leads to
Columbia. Trail users continuing to . . . — — Map (db m252667) HM
The Plank Road linking Columbia
to a river port at Providence reached its
peak of success when it opened in 1856.
By the next year, the road was a disaster.
River towns like Glasgow, Boonville
and Rocheport had boat landings, . . . — — Map (db m252674) HM
From its inception and throughout its 25-year history, Katy Trail State Park
has been one of the most successful rails-to-trails conversions projects in the
United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it
has been . . . — — Map (db m252641) HM
Katy Trail State Park is one of Missouri's premier attractions, drawing about 400,000 visitors from across the United States and other countries. Stretching 225 miles from St. Charles in the east to Clinton in the west, the trail is the longest . . . — — Map (db m46383) HM
The Katy Trail State Park is in large measure the creation of the foresight, energy and generosity of Edward D. (Ted) Jones. Ted Jones recognized in the proposed abandonment of 200 miles of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad line between Sedalia . . . — — Map (db m272491) HM
1804...
Land Before the Town
Prior to its settlement, American Indians used the area we now call Rocheport. The closeness to the river, fertile soils, both salt and freshwater springs, and the protection given by the huge bluffs, rock . . . — — Map (db m46345) HM
From its inception and throughout its 20-year history, Katy Trail State Park has been one of the most successful rails-to-trail conversions projects in the United States. As the longest developed rail-trail in the United States, it has been . . . — — Map (db m46403) HM
Missouri was a beginning and end for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Planned by President Thomas Jefferson and carried out by the two captains and a large crew, the expedition is a keystone American event. When the United States took ownership of . . . — — Map (db m252646) HM
Traveling east along Katy Trail State Park, the next
trailhead is McBaine, 8.8 miles away. Beyond Rocheport depot,
the Manitou Bluffs tower above the trail to the left, while the
Missouri River runs to the right. Benches dot this section . . . — — Map (db m252651) HM
The distance to New Franklin is 9.9 miles. This section of
trail is tree- or bluff-lined with views of the agricultural landscape.
Heading west from Rocheport, Katy Trail State Park users cross
Moniteau Creek at milepost 178.8. This bridge . . . — — Map (db m252649) HM
First Steamboats
Early steamboat trips on the Missouri River tested boats, crews and passengers. Between 1820 and 1900, several hundred steamboats on the Missouri were destroyed by fire or boiler explosions, crushed by ice, or sunk by snags. . . . — — Map (db m46353) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped below these bluffs and just downstream from here on June 6, 1804, across from a large island, known at the time as Big Manitou Island, which no longer exists. To reach camp, crews of the two pirogues . . . — — Map (db m272508) HM
In memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice at the Battle of Moore's Mill July 28, 1862 USA
9th MO Cavalry MSM John Richard Baker (K)
Co F 9th MO Cavalry MSM Pvt Lewis Snowden (K)
Co I Merrills Horse Pvt John H . . . — — Map (db m212624) WM
Old Auxvasse Presbyterian is one of the oldest congregations west of the Mississippi. But this hill on which the congregation first met in 1828 in a log church earlier hosted travelers along the Trial, some of whom likely were buried here before . . . — — Map (db m216974) HM
Here on the afternoon of July 28, 1862, some 400 recruits and guerrillas from north Missouri led by Colonel Joseph C. Porter, C.S.A., ambushed 730 Union troops under Colonel Odon Guitar of the Ninth Missouri Cavalry. After several hours of fierce . . . — — Map (db m207952) HM
The July 28, 1862, Battle of Moore's Mill opened about one-eighth mile south along the Moore's Mill-Galbreath Mill road, near today's State Road JJ. This area then was heavily timbered.
Lying in ambush east of the road were about 260 . . . — — Map (db m207957) HM
Combat Operations at Moore's Mill
Pursued by more than 700 mounted troops under Union Col. Odon Guitar about 260 Confederate horsemen under Col. Joseph C. Porter enter the vicinity of Moore's Mill (now Calwood) on Monday morning, July . . . — — Map (db m207958) HM
Due to the heat and decomposition of the bodies the day after the battle, Union Col. Oden Guitar ordered a mass grave dug.
Elijah Hopper of Co. F, 9th Missouri Militia, stated in a 1908 letter, "We collected our dead - both sides - after the . . . — — Map (db m207959) HM
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