An Interurban Train Depot once stood just east of this location. Erected in January 1913 by the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway, the depot served as a terminal for passenger and freight service as part of an electric railway that . . . — — Map (db m68244) HM
The Missouri Depot, a Federal post more commonly known as Liberty Arsenal, sat on the bluffs a quarter-mile southwest of this marker and above the nearby Liberty Landing to the southeast. The arsenal, built in 1838, received munitions and supplies . . . — — Map (db m252181) HM
From 1913 to 1933, the Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph (KCCC&SJ) Railway provided high-speed electric rail service, linking Kansas City with North Kansas City, Liberty, and Excelsior Springs. This commuter and freight railroad was commonly . . . — — Map (db m284431) HM
In 1860 Watkins Mill became the first industry in Clay County. Major industries that followed were Cook Paint and Varnish in 1913, Ralston Purina Company in 1940's and the Claycomo Ford Assembly Plant in 1951. The ASB Bridge was built in 1912 . . . — — Map (db m68311) HM
Prince Hall Masons Lodge
No. 37 F. & A.M.
The origin of the Liberty African American Lodge #37 F. & A.M. began in 1877 with the issue of its charger by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri, Free & Accepted Masons. The . . . — — Map (db m274544) HM
February 3, 1903, Chicago meat packers Armour & Company and Swift & Company founded the North Kansas City Development Company. It purchased from Willard E. Winner several thousand acres of Clay County property immediately north of the Missouri . . . — — Map (db m73534) HM
Old Pike Road is the oldest, most westerly, north-south road in Clay County. Starting at Kawsmouth on the north bank of the Missouri River in Harlem it ran north, skirting on the east an old river scar the settlers called “the slough bank,” until it . . . — — Map (db m252107) HM
Following statehood in 1821, the education of enslaved and free African Americans was discouraged in Missouri. Abolitionist literature and the fear of possible revolts by the enslaved led the Missouri General Assembly to pass a literacy law in . . . — — Map (db m252168) HM
Hayes Rutherford Devore Born 1902Hayes was the second son of Zachary and Mary Devore, born in Elmira, New York. In January 1911, Hayes' relatives were unable to care for him and he was taken by the authorities to the Southern Tier . . . — — Map (db m212848) HM
Northwest Missouri Tinderbox
Conflict and uncertainty were widespread in northwest Missouri in the summer of 1864. Federal forces struggled in a heavy-handed manner to control areas much too large for their capabilities. Raiders from . . . — — Map (db m65997) HM
Jesse Dodd, Sr.
(1906-1992)
A Liberty entrepreneur, Jesse Dodd, Sr. was the son of Robert and Anna Belle Dodd, who settled in Clay County during the Great Migration from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Jesse completed his education at Garrison . . . — — Map (db m274075) HM
John Jack Houston
(1858-1934)
John Jack Houston, pioneer patriarch of the Houston family, was born in North Carolina and migrated to Liberty during the 1870s. In 1878, he traveled to Sandusky, Ohio to marry Elvira “Ella” Savage, whose . . . — — Map (db m274433) HM
Samuel C. Houston, the first African American City Councilman in Liberty, Missouri organized a committee of community volunteers to host Juneteenth in Clay County on June 17, 1989 in Bennett Park. It was the first Juneteenth celebration held in a . . . — — Map (db m273128) HM
This trail follows the original route of the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railroad through Westboro-Canterbury Park. The "Interurban" provided commuter and freight service to this area beginning January 21, 1913.
Located just . . . — — Map (db m245220) HM
This portion of the Westboro-Canterbury Greenway Trail originally served as the right-of-way for the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railroad. The "Interurban" was a passenger and freight rail system that operated from 1913-1933 on two . . . — — Map (db m245169) HM
By 11 a.m. on Oct. 20, 1864, Col. Thomas Moonlight had made his first movement after the Little Blue crossing. Maj. Gen. James Blunt received permission from Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis to engage the Confederate and made a rapid movement to this . . . — — Map (db m90430) HM
Early border town, prominent trading and outfitting center, and one of the farthest northwest of U. S. towns to be based on southern culture and economy. Settled about 1820, mainly by southern pioneers, the town became the seat of justice for . . . — — Map (db m81749) HM
As far back as anyone can recall, the cave on the right bank of Meramec River, one hundred miles upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River, was called Saltpeter Cave. Anyone venturing into Saltpeter, or any of the other large . . . — — Map (db m173410) HM
(This marker has two panels. From the left panel:)
Key Map
Traveling across this bridge, the fourth Red Bridge near this location since 1859, you may notice art panels attached to each of the large pillars that rise at both . . . — — Map (db m210568) HM
The initial inhabitants of Gladstone were Native Americans of the Missouri Osage, Blackhawk, Fox and Sac tribes. The first settlers came from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina. In the 1880's, W. E. Winner bought three 80-acre farms, . . . — — Map (db m252139) HM
James A. Gay
(1882-1985)
Professor (Prof.) James A. Gay, centenarian and principal of Garrison School for 22 years, was born in Fayette, Georgia, the son of Felix and China Gay. His grandfather was the son of a white plantation owner who . . . — — Map (db m274675) HM
The grateful people of Clay County, Kansas dedicate this monument to keep alive the memories of all men and women who served the United States of America in peace and war.
"Above it All"
Sculptress - Sandy Scott
Dedicated
Sept. 27, . . . — — Map (db m81055) WM
Brazil, just like her sister US 40 communities, prospered due to its location on the National Road. With the 1926 designation of the National Road as US 40, Brazil instantly became linked with the rest of the nation. Almost every raw material, . . . — — Map (db m233271) HM
[Front]
"Come, drink, all who thirst for freedom: The water fountain will no longer separate us as a people."
During the Civil War era, one of every four Clay County residents was of African descent. Although sold in slave auctions and . . . — — Map (db m68207) HM
Kate “Katie” Atchison Gordon Nelson (1877 – 1953)
Kate “Katie” Atchison Gordon Nelson was born in Liberty, Missouri in 1877. Descendants claimed that she told her family that her biological father was David Rice Atchison, the proslavery . . . — — Map (db m274429) HM
Private David Drake Blue
(1818-1896)
Born in Kentucky, David Drake (Blue) moved to Liberty in the 1850’s, along with Miles C. Drake’s other enslaved estate. He is recorded on census records through his live as “mulatto,” meaning he was . . . — — Map (db m274063) HM
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