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
Near East McCarty Street just west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
The remains of the members of Companies "A" "G" and "H" 39 Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry who were Killed in Action at Centralia, MO. on the 27th Day of September 1864 are interred here. — — Map (db m169372) WM
On East McCarty Street just west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m185496) HM
On Monroe Street at East High Street, on the right when traveling north on Monroe Street.
Cole County
November 16, 1820
State Capital
October 1, 1826
State of Missouri
August 10, 1821
This Bicentennial Monument, erected in 2020 by the Cole County Bicentennial Committee, is dedicated to the people of Cole . . . — — Map (db m169388) HM
On High Street at Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east on High Street.
In Memory
of the men from
Cole County
who died in the service
of their
state and country
in the World's War
1917 to 1918
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m62237) WM
On Jefferson Street at Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Meriwether Lewis • William Clark
York • Seaman • George Drouillard
———————
Sculptor: Sabra Tull Meyer
Columbia, Missouri
Project Designer: Austin Tao
St. Louis, Missouri . . . — — Map (db m62317) HM
On Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
During the next four decades, Lincoln University surpassed all expectations, growing into a culturally rich and diverse institution. In 1954, when the United States Supreme Court made Brown v. the Board of Education the law of the land, Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m169380) HM
On Monroe Street at East High Street, on the right when traveling north on Monroe Street.
Given to the Department of Missouri Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
In memory of
Fred C Trigg grandson of Thomas C. Ware Co C 37th Iowa Inf
by his wife
Edwina P Trigg National Secretary
May 19, 1933
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m169387) WM
On Missouri Boulevard (Business U.S. 50) west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Front
The capital of Missouri, officially named the City of Jefferson in honor of the third U.S. President, is built on a site chosen by the First General Assembly, 1821, for a seat of government. St. Charles, until 1826, was the temporary . . . — — Map (db m62394) HM
On Jefferson Street at Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
The Jefferson City Greenway is a linear park that serves as a conduit for non-motorized travelers to gain access to recreation areas, natural and cultural features, schools and businesses. The greenway is a multi-use trail designed to provide a . . . — — Map (db m62318) HM
Near East McCarty Street just west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
Civil War Jefferson City
In spring 1861, Missouri was a slave state divided over the issue of secession. An uneasy peace existed between pro-Confederate state government militia and Union forces headquartered in St. Louis. On June 11, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m169364) HM
On Madison Street at State Street, on the left when traveling north on Madison Street.
Commemorating the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
which explored these hills
June 3 and 4, 1804
Cedar Island and Cedar Creek on the north shore of the Missouri River are especially mentioned in the Original Journals Of The . . . — — Map (db m62388) HM
On Chestnut Street, 0.3 miles north of East Atchison, on the left when traveling north.
Lincoln University was founded by the black enlisted men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers who fought for the cause of the Union during the Civil War. The black soldiers of these two regiments . . . — — Map (db m169375) HM
On High Street east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
George W. Burruss, President
Robert W. Wilson, Vice-President
Dedication September 26, 2003
The Missouri Motor Carriers Association proudly dedicates this building in honor of these great men who have served the trucking industry with . . . — — Map (db m62223) HM
On Madison Street at Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Madison Street.
On February 20, 1823, the U.S. government granted the land on which this building stands to the State of Missouri "for the purpose of fixing their seat of government thereon." The land was subsequently divided into 40 town lots, the first sale of . . . — — Map (db m62386) HM
On Capitol Avenue at Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling east on Capitol Avenue.
The Colonel Darwin W.
Marmaduke
House
(The Warden's Residence)
1888
Listed on
The National Register of Historic Places
Designated Landmark
City of Jefferson — — Map (db m84624) HM
Near East McCarty Street just west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once
The impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight
— — Map (db m169371) WM
On West Atchison Street just west of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west.
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Nelson & Gertrude
Burch House
1868
— — Map (db m169391) HM
On Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m62315) HM
On High Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on High Street.
For 63 years scene of Missouri's
political and social activity
Erected in 1842 by
General Thomas Lawson Price
1809 - 1870
First Mayor of Jefferson City
1839
Lieut. Governor of Missouri
1849
Appointed Brigadier General
by . . . — — Map (db m62221) HM
On Chestnut Street north of Atchison Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the
Officers and Soldiers
of the
62nd and 65th
United States
Colored Infantries
The construction of the
Soldiers' Memorial Plaza
was inspired by
the vision of
Dr. David B. Henson
17th President of . . . — — Map (db m62284) HM WM
Near East McCarty Street, 0.1 miles west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
A 32' × 60' section of Woodland Cemetery, was consecrated for burial of state officials, designating it as the "State Lot". Monuments erected here are by order of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri. There are 21 burials 1831-1898, . . . — — Map (db m169362) HM
On Monroe Street south of High Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Missouri American
Jewish Tercentenary Service
commemorating the three
hundredth anniversary of
the first Jewish settlement
in the United States was
held here on September 19, 1954.
Missouri State Capitol
Historic District . . . — — Map (db m62260) HM
On Jefferson Street at Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
On June 4, 1804, a keelboat and two pirogues containing the members of the Corps of Discovery passed this spot as they headed upstream to the headwaters of the Missouri River and across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m62379) HM
On Chestnut Street just north of Dawson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Lincoln University was founded by the black enlisted men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers who fought for the cause of the Union during the Civil War. the black soldiers of these two regiments were the . . . — — Map (db m169386) HM
On Jefferson Street at Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Lewis and Clark, 1804
"The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it, as, by its course & communication with the water of the Pacific ocean may offer the most direct & practicable water . . . — — Map (db m62349) HM
On High Street west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Jefferson City witnessed many dramatic events during the Civil War. In the early months of the war, Secessionists and Unionists engaged in a tense contest for dominance. It ended in the hasty flight of the elected pro-Southern government and its . . . — — Map (db m62402) HM
On Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles Dawson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Towards the end of the war, the men began to solicit funds to accomplish this dream. With some donating as much as a year's salary to the cause, they were able to collect more than $6,000. Their efforts resulted in the establishment of a school that . . . — — Map (db m169376) HM
Near East McCarty Street just west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m169374) WM
On McCarty Street east of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east.
On this site, during the night hours of January 27, 1917, eighteen year old Willis Porter Corwin received and re-transmitted three Morse Code messages, which became the first successful one-way transcontinental relay of formal message traffic in . . . — — Map (db m62312) HM
On Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
With the deeding of its property to the state in 1879, Lincoln Institute formally became a state institution. Later, under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, the school became a land-grant institution. In 1921, the Missouri Legislature passed a bill . . . — — Map (db m169379) HM
On East McCarty Street, 0.1 miles west of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west.
History
When Missouri became a state in 1821, the temporary seat of government was in St. Charles, Missouri. The Constitutional Convention was charged with the duty of selecting a permanent set of government and after much discussion and . . . — — Map (db m169360) HM
On Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive when traveling north.
Dedicated Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11, 2014
The Honorable Ike Skelton
U.S. Congressman (1977-2011)
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky . . . — — Map (db m169384) WM
