On Missouri Route Z 0.5 miles west of Route JJ, on the right when traveling east.
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
On State Highway JJ 0.6 miles south of State Highway Z, on the right when traveling north.
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
On State Highway JJ 0.6 miles south of State Highway Z, on the right when traveling north.
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
On State Highway JJ 0.6 miles south of State Highway Z, on the right when traveling north.
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
On State Highway Z 0.5 miles west of State Highway JJ, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Westminster Avenue south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi was chartered
by its General Fraternity on March 5, 1868.
Alpha Delta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is the oldest chapter of any
collegiate fraternity or sorority in continuous existence
west of the . . . — — Map (db m119020) HM
On 5th Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Originally located on a bluff on Stinson Creek in northwest Fulton, about 200 yards north of the Boone's Lick Trail, this rock bears the name D. Boone with the date 1801 and an arrow pointing due west. — — Map (db m69693) HM
On 5th Street near Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Civil War divided Missouri, but in Callaway County more soldiers served with the pro-Southern Missouri State Guard (MSG), the Confederate Army or irregular partisans. The MSG was a state-sanctioned force, organized in May 1861 to defend . . . — — Map (db m70386) HM
On 5th Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Sacred to the memory of
Captain James Callaway,
who sacrificed his life in the defense of his
country, and who fell in the same battle in which
McMullin, McDermid and Houchins were killed.
Captain James Callaway,
raised and . . . — — Map (db m70383) HM WM
On Stinson Creek Trail west of Brookside Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
With a 999-year lease from the Louisiana & Missouri River Railroad, the Chicago & Alton Railroad completed this line in July 1872. At one point, the “South Branch” ran from Mexico to Cedar City, with passenger service to Fulton beginning in 1872 and . . . — — Map (db m252713) HM
On East 10th Street west of East Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Awarded a National Historic Designation in 2007, The Court
Street Historic Residential District begins on 10th Street and
continues to Fulton's historic downtown. The tree-lined streets
compliment 83 homes of varying architectural styles, many . . . — — Map (db m252718) HM
On South Market Street south of St. Louis Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This is a two sided markerSide A:
Fulton was founded here in the Little Dixie Region of Missouri, 1825, to replace the poorly located Elizabeth as seat of Callaway County. Named for a grandson of Daniel Boone and War of 1812 . . . — — Map (db m78757) HM
On East 10th Street at Wood Street, on the left when traveling east on East 10th Street.
In 1916, forty Fulton businessmen decided to create a country club. They purchased forty acres near town from the estate of Mrs. Elkanah Smith. Renovations, which were supervised by General M.F. Bell, transformed the Smith farmhouse, originally . . . — — Map (db m207735) HM
Near Hockaday Avenue west of South Ravine Street, on the right when traveling west.
When former Confederate president Jefferson Davis accepted an invitation to speak at the Callaway County agricultural fair ten years after the Civil War, he knew that he would be coming to a community with many Southern sympathizers and former . . . — — Map (db m252724) HM
On 2nd Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Dedicated in 1922 to the Soldiers, Sailors & Marines of Callaway Co. who served their country in the World War of 1917-1918 and whose names now appear on bronze tablets in the Callaway Co. Court House.
This ground was acquired in 1921, through . . . — — Map (db m69665) HM WM
On Westminster Avenue at 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Westminster Avenue.
Dedicated to the highest principles, President Robert L. D. "Larry" Davidson was a leader of character during times of both prosperity and adversity. As the 15th president of Westminster College, Davidson passionately invested in students, . . . — — Map (db m70395) HM
On 7th Street east of Westminster Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Rev. William W. Robertson, (1807-1894), Presbyterian minister and educator, established Fulton Female Seminary (1850) on W 7th Street, originally known as Seminary Street. Rev. Robertson founded Westminster College in 1853. — — Map (db m70423) HM
On West 7th Street just west of Westminster Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the country was divided into four zones of occupation by the World War II Allies. The United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Berlin, located deep within the Soviet zone also was . . . — — Map (db m59080) HM
Commemorates Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech delivered at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri on March 5, 1946, in which he warned:
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an IRON CURTAIN has descended across the Continent. . . . — — Map (db m59085) HM
The Church of St. Mary Aldermanbury first mentioned in 1181, destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666, rebuilt by Christopher Wren, destroyed by bombing in 1940. The remaining fabric removed to Westminster College in 1966 and restored as this . . . — — Map (db m59087) HM
On Westminster Avenue at 5th Street, on the left when traveling north on Westminster Avenue.
"The Columns" atop this hill are the venerated remains of Westminster College's original academic building, Westminster Hall, destroyed by fire in 1909. Founded in 1851, Westminster was one of the few Missouri colleges to function in some fashion . . . — — Map (db m70437) HM
On 2nd Street west of Market Street (U.S. 54), on the left when traveling west.
This gun was placed here by Callaway Post 2657, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and the City of Fulton, in honor of the Callaway men and women who served their country in all of its wars. — — Map (db m69667) WM
On 5th Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
In honored memory of those from Callaway County who gave their lives in the service of our country. They joined an unbroken line of patriots who died, that liberty, freedom and justice might live and grow.
Erected May 29, 1989
[Rolls of . . . — — Map (db m69691) WM
On C. F. Lampkin Drive, on the left when traveling south.
"A reminder of the historic past and a symbol of strength for the future."
The Columns of Old Westminster Hall, built in 1858, preserved after the Fire of 1909, repaired by the Class of 1927 and rebuilt in 1972 by many loyal alumni. . . . — — Map (db m70419) HM
On C. F. Lampkin Drive, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of
William Chrisman Swope
1878 - 1909
Graduated from Westminster 1900
Faithful to every duty, self-sacrificing and helpful. A loyal officer in his church, a sincere and devout Christian
————— . . . — — Map (db m70421) HM
On C. F. Lampkin Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In this building
5 March 1946
the Right Honorable
Winston Churchill
Wartime Prime Minister of
Great Britain
delivered his
"Iron Curtain" Speech
having been introduced by
Harry S. Truman
President of the
United . . . — — Map (db m70417) HM
On Katy Road (County Road 391) 0.6 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
Cole County, Missouri
Established November 16, 1820
Dedicated in this bicentennial year to those who have given life to Cole County, from the generations of Ancient Ones before the settlers of European and African lineage who formed our . . . — — Map (db m169397) HM
Near Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
1826
Cedar City's Prosperity
The town Hibernia exists in post office records from 1825. A wilder and wider Missouri River was a half mile closer then, and many people arrived by steamboat. While laying out a new town in 1872, David Kenney . . . — — Map (db m169401) HM
Near Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
Missouri State Capitol and Museum
The Missouri State Capitol, built in 1918 of Carthage marble and standing 262 feet high, is a majestic site. On the first floor is the Missouri State Museum with one wing dedicated to the history of . . . — — Map (db m169402) HM
On Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
Here at the North Jefferson Trail Head, on Sept. 29, 1996, the east and west sections of the Katy Trail were joined, forging the final link uniting St. Charles and Sedalia via Katy Trail State Park. — — Map (db m169404) 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 m169398) HM
Near Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
From the time of the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark, the 19th century saw Missouri and the nation journey from a rural frontier to an urban industrialized society. The dawn of the 20th century saw the recognition of a . . . — — Map (db m169403) HM
On Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
The distance from North Jefferson to Hartsburg is 10.4 miles. The trail passes through Claysville (milepost 149.8) and crosses Turkey, Cedar and Slate creeks. Bluffs are on the right side and a wide variety of habitats including farms and . . . — — Map (db m169399) HM
On Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
The distance from North Jefferson to Tebbetts is 12 miles. The trail passes through Wainwright (milepost 137.6), which was named after a St. Louis financier who helped establish the Missouri, Kansas & Eastern Railroad, later part of the Katy. . . . — — Map (db m169400) HM
On Katy Road 0.9 miles north of Oilwell Road, on the right when traveling north.
The list of recorded floods on the Missouri River is long, but the most devastating in recent history was the Great Flood of 1993. The river at Jefferson City crested more than 15 feet above flood stage. Throughout the Midwest that year, two . . . — — Map (db m169406) HM
Kingdom City's name alludes to the Kingdom of Callaway. How Callaway County came to be called a kingdom is a story dating to the early months of the Civil War.
In Fall 1861, the Union controlled the St. Louis area but the rest of the state . . . — — Map (db m299140) HM
Near Fulton Avenue (County Route C) 0.1 miles west of Route 94, on the right when traveling west.
1818.........
Smith's Landing
Thomas Smith, a private with Callaway's Rangers, founded a
small town along the Missouri River in 1818. The town, dubbed
Smith's Landing, was based around steamboat commerce. In
addition to goods being . . . — — Map (db m252810) HM
Near Fulton Avenue (County Route C) 0.1 miles west of Route 94, on the right when traveling west.
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Early in 1870, Judge Levi Parsons, head of the Union Pacific
Southern Branch, called a meeting. He announced his
plans to be the first railroad to reach the Indian Territory
bordering Kansas. The “Missouri River, . . . — — Map (db m252799) HM
Near Fulton Avenue (County Route C) 0.1 miles west of Route 94, on the right when traveling west.
The distance from Mokane to Portland is 9.1 miles.
This segment of Katy Trail State Park has several outstanding
sights, including an impressive railroad bridge, close-up views of
the Missouri River and the geologic oddity of Standing Rock.
. . . — — Map (db m252797) HM
Near Fulton Avenue (County Route C) 0.1 miles west of Route 94, on the right when traveling west.
The 6.2 miles from Mokane to Tebbetts have
changed little since the early days of the Katy Railroad.
Like Tebbetts and many other towns along the trail,
Mokane was established as a railroad town. Its name
comes from this line's builder, the . . . — — Map (db m252735) HM
Near Katy Trail north of Fulton Avenue (County Highway C), on the left when traveling north.
Standing Rock looks like an isolated boulder that fell from above, but it is actually a remnant of the bluff that has resisted erosion. The rock is a fine-grained sandstone that may have formed when sand filled in a sinkhole or joint within . . . — — Map (db m272493) HM
Near Market Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Portland-McKittrick segment is 15.1 miles long.
Bottomland forest, islands and channels of Tate Island
Conservation Area – which is accessible only by boat – can
be seen to the right of the Katy Trail between mileposts 114.5
and 112. A Lewis . . . — — Map (db m252816) HM
Near Market Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The distance from Portland to Mokane is 9.1 miles.
This segment of Katy Trail State Park has several outstanding
sights, including an impressive railroad bridge, close-up views
of the Missouri River and the geologic oddity of Standing Rock.
. . . — — Map (db m252820) HM
Near Katy Trail west of County Road 457, on the right when traveling west.
"Several rats of Considerable Size was Cought in the woods to day—Capt Lewis went out to the woods & found many curious Plants & Srubs, one Deer killed this evening"
William Clark, May 31, 1804
On Katy Trail east of Country View Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Attack on Côte Sans Dessein
A settlement on the Côte Sans Dessein hill weathered an attack by members of the Sac and Fox Nation on April 4, 1815. The battle was an extension of the War of 1812 (1812-1815), though a treaty to end the fighting . . . — — Map (db m272492) HM
On Olive Street (County Route 485) south of County Route 4011, on the left when traveling north.
Big Business on the Missouri River
The fur trade was a booming business in the wilderness west of St. Louis. Trapping primarily took place on the upper Missouri River in the Dakotas and Montana. Furs were then sent down the river to St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m121229) HM
On State Highway 94 east of County Highway AA, on the right when traveling west.
1808…
A Hill Without Design
Cote Sans Dessein, French for "hill without design," stands near Tebbetts on the banks of the Missouri River. The hill is notable for (and gets its name from) the fact that it stands alone, separate from . . . — — Map (db m272665) HM
On Old U.S. 40 west of Route D, on the right when traveling west.
Williamsburg and its rural neighborhood, including the Loutre River valley to the east, were home to several famous, even notorious Southern guerrillas.
One such was Capt. Alvin Cobb of "Cobbstown," in western Montgomery County, Mo. A large, . . . — — Map (db m212623) HM
