On April 28, 1867, the National Women's Fraternity Movement began here in the home of Jacob Holt. In a second floor bedroom, shared by Ada Bruen and Libbie Brook, twelve Monmouth College co-eds founded I.C. Sorosis, known today by its Greek motto, . . . — — Map (db m55447) HM
Joseph Smith Trial Site of the third Warren County Courthouse (1837-95) where on June 9, 1841, the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith stood trial under Judge Stephen A. Douglas to determine whether he should be extradited to Missouri to face criminal . . . — — Map (db m229752) HM
These sidewalks in the middle of Central Park
depict the gear of Rotary International's logo.
The Monmouth Rotary Club (chartered 1918)
this city's oldest service club, held their first
meetings in the “Commercial Club Room” of The
Colonial . . . — — Map (db m229743) HM
Public Square Laid out in 1836, the Public Square was the original center of Monmouth, with the city limits extending outward one-half mile in each direction. Before the square was graded and sidewalks laid in 1862, prairie grass often grew so . . . — — Map (db m229746) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Wyatt Earp
Birthplace
March 19, 1848
— — Map (db m55445) HM
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, famous for the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, was born on March 19, 1848, in Monmouth. According to family history, his birthplace is located at 406 South 3rd Street. When Earp was two, his . . . — — Map (db m55448) HM
During this time period Monmouth
grew and many businesses thrived.
One reason for this was the
rail service that was established
here by the C.B. & Q. Railroad in 1855.
Monmouth College has a rich
tradition and is recognized as one
of the . . . — — Map (db m229736) HM
This tablet commemorates
the speech made by
Stephen A. Douglas
in the northeast corner of this square
in the Senatorial contest
October 5th, 1858. — — Map (db m229748) HM
