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
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
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
Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Coleman Hawkins got his first saxophone at age nine and was traveling coast to coast, recording with Mamie Smith and the Jazz Hounds while still in his teens. Credited with making the sax a solo jazz instrument, . . . — — Map (db m66410) HM
The fertile Shoal Creek Valley, Kingston was laid out in 1843 to replace Far West as seat of Caldwell County. Organized in 1836, the county was to be for Latter Day Saints (Mormons), ejected from Jackson County in 1833 and asked to leave Clay . . . — — Map (db m144715) HM
Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was born
in St. Louis, MO. Her creative, exotic acts
made her a singing star from New York
to Paris. During WWII, she worked with
the Red Cross, gathering intelligence
and entertaining troops in Africa and . . . — — Map (db m192145) HM
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)
was born in Lund, WI. In 1894
she moved to Mansfield, MO.
where in the 1930s and 1940s
she published her best selling
Little House books chronicling
her pioneer life. These books
later became the basis for . . . — — Map (db m192161) HM
Samuel Clemens (1835- 1910), who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain, was born in Florida, MO. His stories about Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and friends reflected his love for his boyhood hometown of Hannibal, MO. Unconventional in both his life and in . . . — — Map (db m192162) HM
The coming of the machine age had little effect on the production of faience tiles. After eight centuries of producing faience, man has had little success in changing the methods of producing beautiful pieces of timeless durability. So when the . . . — — Map (db m236238) HM
Chicago artist, Thomas Melvin, and his lead portrait artist, Cameron Pfiffner, directed the paintings of the Mississippi River Tales, Mural between April and November of 2004. Other members of the crew are listed under the paint brush.
Sponsor: . . . — — Map (db m107852) HM
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This panel features the Missouri State flag, which was designed by Cape Girardeau native, Maria Watkins Oliver. It was officially adopted March 22, 1913. Also represented are the official tree of Missouri - the dogwood, the official bird of . . . — — Map (db m107851) HM
Rosie O’Neill (1874-1944) was born in
Wilkes-Barre, PA. Her family later moved
to the Missouri Ozarks. She was a
commercial artist and creator of the
Kewpie doll, the first time ever that
merchandising was based on a comic
character. . . . — — Map (db m192146) HM
This building has housed a theatre since 1909. In 1915 free Sat. matinees were sponsored by the merchants for country people. Nov. 7, 1916 it was packed with people waiting to hear the national election results coming in over a telephone line . . . — — Map (db m88328) HM
Constructed for $11,000 by John C. Knorpp, the second floor became the Knorpp Opera House, featuring vaudeville, drama and community functions. The ground floor became a grocery. In 1893 the opera hall was leased to the Masonic Lodge then, in 1904 . . . — — Map (db m88479) HM
This was the original site of the stone mill owned by F.H. Marshal and Son. Here they operated a corn mill, saw mill, a turning lathe and repair shop. In 1898, the top was removed so the red brick Kellogg Opera House could be built on the . . . — — Map (db m88321) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
and loyalty
40th . . . — — Map (db m89550)
To meet the needs of an increasing population, Antioch Shopping Center was built in 1955. The Northland Fountain, dedicated in 1983, and Tryst Falls provide beauty and enjoyment to many. — — Map (db m68322) HM
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
16th President of the United States
In 1859, the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad was the first to cross Missouri. That same year a little-known attorney from Illinois was traveling through Missouri by train. . . . — — Map (db m221274) HM
Lee Purcell
Actress, Producer
Lee Purcell was just beginning her acting career in 1969 when she landed her first starring role in a film titled ”Adam at 6 A.M.” Produced by legendary actor Steve McQueen’s Solar Productions, McQueen himself . . . — — Map (db m223040) HM
David Barton was born December 14, 1783, near Greeneville, North Carolina (now Tennessee). He came to the then-Louisiana Territory in 1809. Though Barton had some legal training, his first job was teaching in St. Charles. When the Missouri . . . — — Map (db m46019) HM
One of America's greatest painters, George Caleb Bingham, was known during his lifetime as "the Missouri Artist" for his depictions of frontier life and portraits.
Bingham was born in Augusta County, Virginia, March 20, 1811, and in 1819 the . . . — — Map (db m45975) HM
Thespian Hall, believed to be one of the oldest surviving theaters west of the Allegheny Mountains, brought culture to the frontier town of Boonville. In 1838 sixty leading citizens founded an all-male dramatic group called the Thespian Society. . . . — — Map (db m46049) HM
Born July 2, 1864, Boonville, Missouri
Died July 29, 1935, Columbia, Missouri
Editor - The Advertiser - Boonville, Missouri - 1884-1889
Editor - The Herald - Columbia Missouri - 1889-1908
Founder and Dean of First
School of Journalism . . . — — Map (db m45999) HM
In November 1948, Academy Award actress Bette Davis and her husband arrived in a Packard station wagon at the Southern Hotel. Reporter Wilbur Vaughn asked for a photo. Refused, he snapped a photo anyway and was chased by Davis' irate husband. Vaughn . . . — — Map (db m171915) HM
Built by Jesse and Polly Embry Harris four miles East of Jamesport between 1830 and 1836. They arrived with ten children and one slave. Reconstructed by the Harris family in 1985. The last Harris owners were Dr. George Dowe Harris, a Jamesport . . . — — Map (db m67337) HM
The John B. Busch Washington Brewery And Malt House
In about 1854 John Baptiste Busch together with his older brother, Henry Busch, and a friend, Fred Gersie, started the Washington Brewery and Malt House at Jefferson and Eighth Street. John . . . — — Map (db m125024) HM
The theatre was built to present plays in German to the local German speaking population. In 1866 this theatrical society merged with the Turn Verein. The structure was then used by the Grand Army of the Republic and became known as Liberty Hall. . . . — — Map (db m124403) HM
Catherine Oelschaeger Gentner bought the house in 1882 for $1,500. She and her husband, G. Heinrich, had been a part of the first group who arrived in December 1837 to begin the town of Hermann. Unlike the Pommers, the Gentners started with very . . . — — Map (db m63251) HM
This quilt block is displayed in memory of Maurice and Marie (Fuchs) Landwehr. Marie learned to quilt from her mother when she was a young girl. Her passion for quilts kept her busy quilting at home and also with "The Quilters" at St. John's UCC, . . . — — Map (db m139795) HM
Julia Elizabeth "Schultz" Dowler 6/24/1913 - 8/18/1988 started this quilt in the 70's and...
Wilma Mildred "Taylor" Munn 2/13/1917 - 5/24/2007 Finished it in 2006.
Grandmother's Flower Garden
This Quilt was the most popular pattern . . . — — Map (db m139779) HM
Dr. Martin Luther's seal was designed in 1530 while he was staying at the Coburg Fortress during the Diet of Augsburg. A black cross reminds of Christ, the center of faith, which is believed by the heart. The white rose symbolizes the joy, comfort . . . — — Map (db m139832) HM
Park Central Square was designed by renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and his team in the early 1970s. The space was intended to be, in Halprin's words, "an active space for public assembly, devoted to pedestrians and their needs and . . . — — Map (db m174527) HM
On this site stood the Jewell Theater. Originally known as the Jefferson. Erected ca. 1910 by Harry S. Jewell this was the home of the nationally telecast Ozark Jubilee seen on ABC-TV from 1954 thru 1960. Starring musical legend Clyde Red Foley the . . . — — Map (db m170751) HM
Lee Edgar Settle was born in New Franklin MO, on July 20, 1882, the son of J. M. and Laura (Van Aradale) Settle at xxxx S. Howard Street. Edgar Settle was a natural piano player and began playing at the age of five or six years [balance illegible]. . . . — — Map (db m46927) HM
Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi River was the home of Samuel Clemens from age 4 to 17. The Clemens family moved to the riverfront town in 1839. The limestone geology of the area with the many bluffs made caves quite common. In 1832 a large . . . — — Map (db m236998) HM
This statue presented to the people of Jackson County by Harry S. Truman President of the United States, 1949.
Accepted for the people of Jackson County by the County Court.
Harry M. Gambel
Presiding Judge
Wm. J. Randall
Eastern . . . — — Map (db m34847) HM WM
The American Jazz Museum is an important cultural institution dedicated to its mission of celebrating and exhibiting jazz through performance, education, exhibitions and research at America's Jazz Crossroads - 18th and Vine.
There were four major . . . — — Map (db m98414) HM
These Queen Anne row houses were constructed in the 1880s and became known as Rat's Castle. Janis Joplin is rumored to have lived here in the 1960s. — — Map (db m198769) HM
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company presents this statuary to the Kansas City Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, in recognition of Scouting's contribution to this nation and as a lasting tribute to those who have earned its highest award
The . . . — — Map (db m44395) HM
In loving memory of Robert Bisbee, and in gratitude to his wife, Carol Bisbee, for designing, building and installing the cross on Holy Rosary's bell tower on the 10th of September 2003. — — Map (db m64000) HM
This heroic size interpretation of
Frederic Remington's
"Bronco Buster"
is presented by friends of
Dutton Brookfield, 1917-1979
to memorialize his promotion
of the Kansas City Spirit
through outstanding business, civic
and . . . — — Map (db m88206) HM
The Artist
Ed Hogan, creator of the Exodus Family, is a life-long resident of Kansas City, Kansas. Hogan was born in 1937 and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute. He went on to get a master of Arts . . . — — Map (db m199278) HM
Famous Painter & Portrait Artist
Internationally Known
State Treasurer
State Adjutant General
President, Kansas City, Mo. Police Board
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Eminently gifted, almost . . . — — Map (db m62974) HM
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
This hall used by Musicians Union Local #627 served as a center for the . . . — — Map (db m6706) HM
The sculptures of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain were originally created by French sculptor Henri Leon Greber in 1910 for a fountain in the formal garden at Harbor Hill, the Long Island, New York estate of Clarence and Katherine . . . — — Map (db m88233) HM
J. C. Nichols was one of those rare individuals, a dreamer with a capacity for making his dreams come true. He dreamed more over in terms of great practical benefit to his city, few men can have so variously and profoundly influenced the . . . — — Map (db m88238) HM
Originally known as Ottawa, 12th Street spanned from the West Bottoms, nestled in the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, to the eastern suburbs, dotted by small bungalows. At first a colorless retail strip, 12th Street blossomed into an . . . — — Map (db m200146) HM
During the early-1970s, 12th and Vine fell victim to Urban Renewal. Kansas City's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority leveled most of the neighborhood surrounding 12th and Vine, as part of a city-wide rebuilding effort. In 1977, the Authority . . . — — Map (db m198767) HM
This statue of Neptune with his trident and three horses, famous in Greek mythology, was cast of lead in 1911 by the Bromsgrove Guild, Ltd., of Worchestershire, England for the Pennsylvania estate of the late Alba B. Johnson, then the president . . . — — Map (db m88240) HM
Dedicated in 1967
in recognition of our sister city
Seville, Spain
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Seville Fountain
Cleaves-Bessmer-Marietti, Inc.
adopted this fountain for restoration
through the . . . — — Map (db m88239) HM
This bronze is one of three
replicas of the famous
Wild Boar of Florence
at the entrance of the Straw Market in that historical Italian city. The original was carved in marble by the Greeks before the time of Christ. Later the Romans made . . . — — Map (db m88241) HM
Making the choice of organ and tissue donation will save lives, provide hope, and spare families the needless loss of loved ones. Kansas City is the first city in the country to have a special fountain honoring organ and tissue donors. "Joie de . . . — — Map (db m88275) HM
To the author of The Annals of The City of Kansas and the Great Western Plains.
1858
Charles Carroll Spalding, who in the day of small things had the bold vision to foresee the future city. — — Map (db m86317) HM
Dr. McKenzie was a surgeon, physician, educator, artist and sculptor. In addition he was also an athlete, a teacher, a writer and a volunteer Scouter.
A personal friend of Scouting's founder, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, he shared with B-P his . . . — — Map (db m72046) HM
This sculpture, honoring John William "Blind" Boone was commissioned by the Blind Boone Renovation Group & created in honor of Mr. Boone by artist Ai Qiu Hopen. It sits on a piece of locally quarried limestone. Volunteers raised the money for the . . . — — Map (db m85381) HM
The shooting of Charles Burden's prize hunting dog became the center of a heated court battle featuring four lawyers, each partnered with their opponent from the Civil War era.
The original site of the trial of "Old Drum", the 1838 Old . . . — — Map (db m85537) HM
When memory keeps me company and moves to smile or tears,
A weather-beaten object looms through the mist of years,
Behind the house and barn it stood, a half a mile or more—
And hurrying feet a path had made, straight to its swinging . . . — — Map (db m85373) HM
Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us -- those whom we trust . . . — — Map (db m85334) HM
Flags at the Confederate Home of Missouri
According to Confederate Home records, news clippings, letters, post cards and other images, the United States flag was flown routinely at the Confederate Home of Missouri. The Confederate Home board . . . — — Map (db m91050) HM
"To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened to me since, or are likely to in the future."
Walt often drew upon his idyllic farm life in Marceline for stories and characters that became world . . . — — Map (db m198818) HM
The Disney family moved into this home in 1906.
"I went with my family to live in Marceline when I was four years old...I clearly remember the day we arrived there on the train. A Mr. Coffman met us in his wagon and we rode out to our house in . . . — — Map (db m55367) HM
Walt's 1949 film "So Dear To My Heart" was set in the early 1900's, echoing the time period the Disney family spent in Marceline.
For the film Walt instructed his production designers to create a barn set that reflected his 'best memory' of the . . . — — Map (db m198809) HM
In 1949 Walt Disney released the film "So Dear To My Heart," which takes place in the early 1900's - the same period as Walt's childhood.
In the movie, one of the structures on the farm was a barn. It was a set designed and built according to . . . — — Map (db m67136) HM
this home is currently a private residence
"I went with our family to live in Marceline when I was around 4 years old… I clearly remember the day we arrived there on the train. A Mr. Coffman met us in his wagon and we rode out . . . — — Map (db m198821) HM
In 1906 Elias Disney purchased the William Crane Farm located on the outskirts of Marceline, Missouri. The entire family was enlisted by Elias & Flora to help maintain the farm, tasking a young Walt with the responsibility of keeping an eye on his . . . — — Map (db m198801) HM
As an adult Walt [Disney] wrote:
"To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened to me since or are likely to the future."
Often he drew upon farm life for stories and characters that became world . . . — — Map (db m67135) HM
After Walt Disney's death in December of 1966, the citizens of Marceline lobbied the United States Postal Department to issue a commemorative stamp to his honor. The postal department agreed to issue the stamp. After the issuance of the stamp was . . . — — Map (db m67165) HM
When a young Walt decided to hold a 'Circus' in the barn, his friends paid 10 cent for a show comprised of a lethargic goat, a pig, and the family dog & cat dressed in sister Ruth's doll clothing. They were not impressed.
When Flora heard the . . . — — Map (db m198815) HM
The La Plata Square Historic District boundaries include parts of South Gex Street, West Sanders Street, and East Moore Street. These properties are historically associated with services, recreation, and trades bordering and including the City . . . — — Map (db m216982) HM
This is the foot of Cardiff Hill, made famous in Mark Twain's books "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." On the hill, Tom, Huck, and their gang played and roamed at will. — — Map (db m149881) HM
"I am not Injun Joe"
As a young boy, Joe was found scalped and left for dead in Oklahoma by a man named Douglas who brought him to Hannibal. He lived on this site in the 1840's when he worked as a roustabout on the river . . . — — Map (db m156602) HM
Like all of us, Mark Twain told stories about his childhood in order to understand who he had become as an adult. As a writer, Mark Twain started with the raw material of his own experiences to make stories that still amuse and challenge us today. . . . — — Map (db m58819) HM
Like all of us, Mark Twain told stories about his childhood in order to understand who he had become as an adult.The Boy In this house, Sam Clemens lived a pretty typical life for a small-town American boy in the 1850's. Yet his life here helped . . . — — Map (db m58829) HM
(On the left side, when viewed from Main Street): The monument presented to Hannibal
by
Geo. A. Mahan - Ida D. Mahan
and
Dulany Mahan
1925
(On the right side, when viewed from Main Street): Tom Sawyer . . . — — Map (db m150203) HM
Here stood the board fence which Tom Sawyer persuaded his gang to pay him for the privilege of whitewashing. Tom sat by and saw it was well done. — — Map (db m4401) HM
Mark Twain (Samuel Longhorne Clemens) was born in the nearby village of Florida, Nov. 30, 1835. His birthplace was given to the Mark Twain Memorial Park Association by M.A. Violette, 1924, and is maintained as a museum. The two-room clapboard . . . — — Map (db m161083) HM
Florida, Mo., a settlement of about 60 families and several businesses, “...had two streets, each a couple of hundred yards long; the rest of the avenues mere lanes, with rail fences and cornfields on either side. Both the streets and lanes . . . — — Map (db m123614) HM
James S. Scott, composer of about 30 Ragtime pieces, was born in Neosho February 12, 1886. He was one of the greatest Ragtime composers of all time. Among his best known compositions are “Frog Legs Rag,” “Kansas City Rag,” . . . — — Map (db m43028) HM
Thomas Hart Benton was born at 214 East McKinney St., Neosho, on April 15, 1889, the son of Congressman M. E. Benton, and grand nephew of Missouri’s first senator, Thomas Hart Benton.
Tom’s early years were shared by listening to court house . . . — — Map (db m42992) HM
· 1927: John Bothwell & Community Hotel Company completed $400,000 hotel
· 1934: Harry S Truman learned he had been selected to run for U.S. Senate
· 1942: Actress Bette Davis dined in Palm Room
· 1959: Actors Clint Eastwood & Eric . . . — — Map (db m85265) HM
A tribute to the living legacy of
Scott Joplin
and to Sedalia, "The Cradle of Ragtime"
Dedicated
June 1, 1999
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[Wayside Interpretive Panel]
1st Page of the . . . — — Map (db m85294) HM
The Sedalia Depot visitor center is the place to begin a Sedalia sightseeing tour. Building hours are posted on the door, and visitors are welcome to tour the historic building, discover the history of Sedalia's railroad culture and learn . . . — — Map (db m85311) HM
The Railroad is a mighty force
magical and mysterious
Trains represent noise, rhythm and change.
To many trains seem a thing of the past -
the stuff of story books.
With this art piece the
Sedalia Heritage Foundation
sought to provide . . . — — Map (db m85228) HM
Erected in tribute to
Scott Joplin
1868 - 1917
Composer
John Stark
1841 - 1927
Publisher of
The Maple Leaf Rag
and
other Sedalia Ragtimers
Arthur Marshall
Scott Hayden . . . — — Map (db m85277) HM
On this site, August 10, 1899 Scott Joplin signed the contract for John Stark to publish The Maple Leaf Rag Joplin almost immediately gained fame as the King of Ragtime and the famous royalty contract enabled . . . — — Map (db m216896) HM
"The Rollamo Theater opened on west Eighth Street in June 1931. Lantern slides had been shown in the Shaw Opera House and downtown "air-domes", and silent movies in the Lyric Theater on Pine Street, but the Rollamo Theater was the first modern movie . . . — — Map (db m139740) HM
New Orleans may be known as the birthplace of jazz, but “America’s music” really grew up in Kansas City. Here, jazz developed and matured, growing out of ragtime and blues into a distinct Midwestern sound. The most important bands to . . . — — Map (db m43224) HM
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