Built around 1840 and said to have been a slave cabin used by a previous owner on a farm in Valle Mines (St. Francois County). Around 1870, Salim Grandjean, a Swiss immigrant, gold miner and wagon maker, purchased the farm from his uncle and . . . — — Map (db m229208) 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
Originally built in 1954 as a segregated park with only restrooms & two BBQ grills, the park has experienced a rebirth as over 3,000 volunteers and many generous donors contributed to the 2000 - 2005 rebuilding of this 3.28 acre site & its . . . — — Map (db m85378) HM
Lincoln School was established in 1880 to provide education for African-American children in the Canton area. It served that purpose until 1955. One of a handful of red brick school houses of it's kind, it remains as a tribute to rural education in . . . — — Map (db m55406) HM
Laclede, Mo. was established in 1853. Conveniently located with access from the railroads, Laclede was at one time quite a prosperous town. general stores, banks, factory work, appliance retail, implement dealerships, upholstery, beauticians, . . . — — Map (db m67078) HM
Career Strike Outs of St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson. Dominating and intimidating on the mound, Gibson won 251 games during his career, 56 by shutout. His best season was 1968, when he went 22-9 with a 1.12 Earned Run Average and 13 Shutouts. . . . — — Map (db m156629) 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
Rev. Owen Whitfield with the support of local landowner, Mr. Thad Snow, and 1500 black and white sharecroppers camped here in harsh January weather several days in 1939 to protest the plight of Boot Heel sharecroppers. The event received national . . . — — Map (db m77862) HM
One wintry morning in January 1939, residents of Southeast Missouri woke to find two thousand black & white sharecroppers alongside two state highways. With them were their families and the few meager belongings that they owned.
The . . . — — Map (db m216652) HM
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Historic town in the annals of western transportation, Tipton, in 1858-59, was the eastern stagecoach terminus of the famous Butterfield Overland Mail. N.Y. expressman John Butterfield (1801-69), under contract to carry mail and . . . — — Map (db m62481) HM
The cabin site offers an impression of the slave cabin in which Carver was born. Its mysteries reflect the confused circumstances of Carver's early life.
The log cabin in which George Washington Carver was born was not built with the . . . — — Map (db m42011) HM
Right Road
how can I be sure that Im on the right road? “In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Now you must learn to look to Him for direction and then follow, and you will never go wrong.
George . . . — — Map (db m42892) HM
This spring was the closest drinking water for the Carver household in the 1860s. Accoring to George, he was too frail for field work. His guardian, Susan Carver, gave him many household chores including drawing water from this spring. As a typical . . . — — Map (db m42030) HM
The farm on which George Washington Carver grew up was owned by Moses and Susan Carver. While Georges path in life took him far from here, he considered this farm his first home.
In the 1830s, Moses and Susan Carver moved from Sangamon . . . — — Map (db m42007) HM
George, like most children, was supposed to stay in after dark. He later recalled, "...my brother and I would sometimes steal out to the persimmon tree. And when we went into the house there was Mrs. Carver waiting for us beside a jar of willow . . . — — Map (db m42032) HM
Sometime near the end of the Civil War, a slave was born here in a cabin. His mother, Mary, named the baby - her second son - George. Moses Carver had purchased Mary as an enslaved person back in 1855, when she was about 13 years old.
Years of . . . — — Map (db m42028) HM
William Williams married Moses Carver's niece, Sarah Jane Carver, in 1853 and they built their home beside this spring. Their two children, Daniel and Martha, played with George Washington Carver as they grew up on the farm.
During the 1930's . . . — — Map (db m42031) HM
A former slave boy, George Washington Carver came to Neosho in the 1870s seeking an education. At Neoshos Lincoln School, he began his long climb out of ignorance. This was his first step toward becoming a world-famous scientist and teacher at . . . — — Map (db m43025) HM
A tribute to the living legacy of
Scott Joplin
and to Sedalia, "The Cradle of Ragtime"
Dedicated
June 1, 1999
——————————
[Wayside Interpretive Panel]
1st Page of the . . . — — Map (db m85294) 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 USO had a substantial operation in Rolla during World War Two, serving thousands of soldiers on leave looking for recreation and an opportunity to get away from military life at Fort "Lost-in-the-Woods". The need for appropriate, and . . . — — Map (db m186162) HM
This passenger car was built in 1883 by the Barney & Smith Car Company from Dayton, Ohio. The Barney & Smith Company built premier railroad passenger cars from 1848 to about 1894 and electric trolley cars for the next 20 years. The company had . . . — — Map (db m157186) HM
New Orleans may be known as the birthplace of jazz, but “Americas 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
On a warm summer evening in Kansas City, you can develop an appetite just driving down the street. Thats because this unofficial “Home of Barbecue” boasts more than 90 barbecue-devoted restaurants, as well as numerous BBQ cookoffs, and . . . — — Map (db m43194) HM
To many fans outside of K.C., it might seem as if the birth of baseball here began when Ewing Kauffman founded the Kansas City Royals in 1969, and gave the town the beautiful, now-named Kauffman Stadium in 1973. And it might seem as if our most . . . — — Map (db m196103) HM
He wasnt born in Kansas City, but in his heart, Satchel Paige called it home. As a pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and six other teams, Satchel Paige was the nearest thing to a legend that ever came out of the Negro Leagues. His fastball and . . . — — Map (db m43183) HM
In the 1850s, one-third of Westons population was African-American. As you look down this hillside and up towards the back fence of the cemetery, you see the area that was set aside for those individuals, free or slave, of African-American . . . — — Map (db m77295) HM
Father Augustine Tolton was born of slave parents April 1, 1854 at Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri, and was baptized by Father John O'Sullivan in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Brush Creek, May 29, 1854.
Educated in Quincy, Illinois, he was . . . — — Map (db m244310) HM
"The first term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the District of St. Charles was held on the first Tuesday in January, 1805, in the house of Dr. Antoine Reynal on the site of the present courthouse." The "present" courthouse of . . . — — Map (db m124826) HM
During Prohibition, Moses Bowlen O'Bannon rented the two-story brick Green Tree Tavern from former brewer Charles Schibi. O'Bannon sold soft drinks and had a license to operate two billiard tables from 1921 until 1930. O'Bannon born in 1873, the son . . . — — Map (db m124883) HM
Slave and free Africans migrated to St. Charles through the "underground railroad" by word of mouth from storytellers, which was a great art among Africans because they were descendants of different tribes, speaking different dialects. They brought . . . — — Map (db m163860) HM
Oldest existing brick church north of the Missouri River. Built of hand-made bricks with walls 18 inches thick.
Records establish that Mrs. Catherine Collier built this church in 1831. It was used by her Methodist Episcopal Congregation . . . — — Map (db m124887) HM
On Aug. 10, 1821, Missouri became the 24th state of the United States. Peck Row in St. Charles served as the temporary capitol of Missouri for just over five years, from 1821 to 1826. The promise of free rent, spacious accommodations, close . . . — — Map (db m169206) HM
North 2nd Street Shops
North Second Street was a bustling thriving commercial district. Butchers, bakers, tinsmiths and saddle makers all had shops on the street; many lived above them on the second floor. Farmers brought their grain to the . . . — — Map (db m150983) HM
Haitian Negro Fur Trader
First Permanent Chicago Settler
DuSable died 28 Aug 1818, St. Charles Missouri and was buried in the original St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery. According to tradition, his remains were moved to the second Borromeo . . . — — Map (db m182847) HM
Upon this property resided Jean Baptiste Point DuSable (1740's-1818) Monsieur DuSable, an African American, is considered to be the "founding father" of Chicago. In 1800 he moved to St. Charles and worked as a fur trader until his death. . . . — — Map (db m162674) HM
(front, center pillar:)
In memoriam to the man, Mr. Dred Scott, who found his final resting place here in 1867. Ten years after his infamous U.S. Supreme Court case, Dred Scott v John F.A. Sandford, decided on March 6, 1857. He laid . . . — — Map (db m235725) HM
American Patriot
Wife of Dred Scott
Mother of Eliza and Lizzy
Co-Plaintiff in the historic
Dred Scott Case
Your plea for equality was raised in obscurity, but in time it became the rallying cry of a people determined to abolish . . . — — Map (db m61991) HM
Creole Geminien Beauvais built the largest house in this elegant enclave on this site in the early 1870s.
As a teenager, Beauvais had worked in the lucrative fur trade, a source of seed money for many early 19th century entrepreneurs. . . . — — Map (db m133132) HM
[Front]
Freed from slavery by his friend Taylor Blow.
[Back]
Subject of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 which denied citizenship to the Negro, voided the Missouri Compromise Act, became one of the events that . . . — — Map (db m61970) HM
A Workforce Diversity Program was developed with the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists to promote the employment of female and minority workers on the project.
Negotiations were begun to relocate the National Football League Los Angeles Rams . . . — — Map (db m141884) HM
Lou Brock earned the 3,000th hit of his career with a single off Dennis Lamp of the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. The Cubs were the team that originally traded Brock to the Cardinals in 1964. — — Map (db m133397) HM
Bob Gibson won his 7th consecutive World Series game, a streak that started in Game One of the 1964 World Series. He soundly defeated the Detroit Tigers in Game Four by a score of 10-1 but his streak ended when he was defeated in Game Seven 4-1, by . . . — — Map (db m133385) HM
President Barack Obama threw out the first pitch before the American League defeated the National League 4-3, Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford won MVP honors after his leaping catch over the wall made the difference in the game. — — Map (db m151825) HM
Tom Alston became the first black player for the Cardinals, following in the footsteps of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947 after he was signed by former Cardinals General Manager Branch . . . — — Map (db m133342) HM
Albert Pujols captured his second NL MVP in as many years, making him the first player in team history to receive the honor in back-to-back seasons. Pujols' 2009 honor was the third of his career, tying the franchise mark set by Stan Musial. — — Map (db m151824) HM
Mark McGwire hit the longest home run at Busch Stadium (1966-2005) a 545 ft. blast off the Marlins' Livan Hernandez. It was hit to dead center field and struck the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sign, which was marked with a large bandage for the rest of . . . — — Map (db m133421) HM
Lou Brock broke the Major League Baseball record for stolen bases in a career, held by Ty Cobb, with his 893rd stolen base at San Diego. — — Map (db m133394) HM
The Cardinals played their first game at Busch Memorial Stadium before a crowd of 46,048. Lou Brock's bases loaded single in the 12th inning scored the winning run in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. — — Map (db m133369) HM
Dred and Harriet Scott filed suit for their freedom at this courthouse in 1846. Their case reached the United States Supreme Court and was decided in 1857. The court ruled that the Scotts and all African Americans were not citizen of the United . . . — — Map (db m78845) HM
Home of Roswell Field, attorney in the pivotal Dred Scott freedom suit,
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
. . . — — Map (db m122223) HM
Frankie Muse Freeman, a life member of the NAACP, began her legal career in St. Louis in 1949. In 1954, Freeman served as lead attorney in the landmark NAACP suit against the St. Louis Housing Authority which ended segregation in public housing. In . . . — — Map (db m217222) HM
In 1854 Dred Scott, his wife Harriet, and a group of lawyers stood before the federal court here in St. Louis. The court rejected their claim for freedom. Four years earlier, Dred and Harriet sued for their freedom at the Old Courthouse and won, . . . — — Map (db m236971) HM
Ozzie Smith socked the first left handed home run of his career off Tom Niedenfuer of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win in Game 5 of the NLCS, prompting broadcaster Jack Buck to exclaim, "Go Crazy, Folks! Go . . . — — Map (db m154064) HM
In a game against the Cincinnati Reds, Mark Whiten became the first Cardinals player to hit four home runs in one game. Whiten also collected 12 runs batted in which tied Jim Bottomley's franchise record originally set in 1924. — — Map (db m133417) HM
Combined speed, daring and battling skill to rank among best players in Negro Leagues. Contemporaries rated him fastest man on base paths. Hit over .300 regularly, topping .400 on occasion. Played 29 summers and 21 winters of professional baseball. . . . — — Map (db m133359) HM
Baseball's all-time leader in stolen bases with 938. Set Major League record by stealing over 50 bases 12 times and N.L. record with 118 steals in 1974. Led N.L. in stolen bases 8 times. Collected 3,023 hits during 19 year career and holds World . . . — — Map (db m196689) HM
For more than two hundred years before the civil war, slavery was legal in North America. White citizens could legally "own" Black Africans who had been captured in Africa and could keep them in permanent, involuntary servitude, under this . . . — — Map (db m237263) HM
Bob Gibson no-hit the Pirates with an 11-0 win at Pittsburgh. Jose Cruz' outstanding running catch of Milt May's 400 ft. drive to center field in the seventh, and Joe Torre's leaping grab at third off Dave Cash's grounder in the eighth helped . . . — — Map (db m133389) HM
San Diego, N.L., 1978-1981
St. Louis, N.L., 1982-1996
Revolutionized defensive play at shortstop with his acrobatic fielding and artistic turning of double plays. The 13-time Gold Glove winner set six major league fielding records among . . . — — Map (db m133353) HM
In one of the most dramatic comebacks in post-season history, Albert Pujols hit a majestic 3-run home run off Houston closer Brad Lidge in the ninth inning to win Game Five of the National League Championship Series and bring the series back to St. . . . — — Map (db m151827) HM
Five-time 20-game winner, his 3,117 strikeouts made him only 2nd pitcher to reach 3,000. First to fan 200 or more in a season 9 times. Set N.L. mark with 1.12 ERA in 1968, hurling 13 shutouts. Twice World Series MVP, setting records for consecutive . . . — — Map (db m133357) HM
The Old Rock House was built using rocks from the riverbank. Originally built as a warehouse, it later became a sail loft making covers for wagons going west. After other evolutions, the Rock House became a bar and nightclub. The club drew crowds of . . . — — Map (db m124958) HM
Willie McGee, capping a sensational rookie season, hit two home runs and made two catches that prevented Brewers homers in Game Three of the World Series at Milwaukee Manager Whitey Herzog later remarked, "I don't know if anyone has ever played a . . . — — Map (db m151992) HM
Auctions were once a common site on the stately steps of the Old Courthouse in front of you. The court organized property sales when people went bankrupt or died without a will. Between 1839 and 1862, the court sold more than 500 enslaved men, . . . — — Map (db m119024) HM
Lou Brock collects his 104th and 105th stolen bases at Busch Memorial Stadium against the Phillies to tie and break Maury Wills' Major League Baseball single season record. — — Map (db m133392) HM
Batting right-handed, switch-hitter Garry Templeton recorded his 100th hit of the season and became the first Major League player to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate in a single season. — — Map (db m133398) HM
Bob Gibson won the National League Cy Young Award for the 1970 season after he posted a 23-7 record and became the first Cardinals pitcher to receive the honor twice. — — Map (db m133388) HM
Bob Gibson set a Major League Baseball record by striking out 17 batters in Game one of the World Series. The Cardinals defeated AL MVP Denny McLain and the Tigers 4-0. — — Map (db m133381) HM
Abraham Bolden was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. After graduating cum laude from Lincoln University, Missouri, he spent four years as an Illinois State Trooper. In 1961 he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to serve as the First African . . . — — Map (db m214614) HM
Albert W. Johnson was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School. He continued his education and graduated from Lincoln University MO. In 1967 Johnson became the first Black man to own a General Motors franchise. Al Johnson Oldsmobile, . . . — — Map (db m215460) HM
Annie Turnbo Pope Malone was born in Metropolis, IL. She became one of the wealthiest Black women in the 1930's by developing beauty products for Black women and starting a finance company. She established Poro College and helped found the Annie . . . — — Map (db m218292) HM
Benjamin L. Goins was born in Grenada, Mississippi and is a graduate of Vashon High School. Goins was the first African American in St. Louis to hold a city-wide office as the city License Collector. He continued his public service commitment by . . . — — Map (db m218934) HM
Bertha Gilkey-Bonds was born in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School and Forest Park Community College. She became active in public housing tenant affairs at the age of 16. In 1976 she organized and incorporated the Cochran Gardens . . . — — Map (db m215467) HM
Betty Jean Kerr was born in Yulee, Florida. She graduated from St. Louis University. Ms. Kerr provided leadership in the revitalization and renovation of People's Health Center where she serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Kerr also helped . . . — — Map (db m215461) HM
Betty Lou Thompson was born in Mississippi and graduated from Sumner High School. She attended Harris Stowe State College and is the first African American elected to Women in Government, an outspoken opponent of apartheid and serve as Democratic . . . — — Map (db m214587) HM
Charles Edward Fleming was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri. He is an alumnus of Washington University College UC'61. Other affiliations include registered architect by National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m214603) HM
Charmain S. Chapman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and earned a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She came to St. Louis as the first Black as well as the first woman CEO of the United Way. Under her leadership, the . . . — — Map (db m215464) HM
Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis, MO and attended Sumner High School. Berry is one of the most influential figures and pioneers of rock and roll music with hits such as Maybelline and Johnny B. Good. Dubbed as the "Eternal Teenager", Berry broke . . . — — Map (db m214615) HM
Clarence Harmon was born in St. Louis and graduated from Webster and Northern State Universities. He served as a U.S. Army paratrooper, then served on the St. Louis Police Department for 26 years and in 1991 became its 1st Black police chief. He was . . . — — Map (db m218290) HM
Curtis Charles Flood was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Oakland, California. A major league baseball defensive standout who spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Flood refused to be traded and sought relief with the player's . . . — — Map (db m218928) HM
Darlene Green is a native St. Louisan. She graduated from Vashon High School and Washington University. Ms. Green is the first Black woman elected to the position of city comptroller. The City of St. Louis has recorded consecutive years of budget . . . — — Map (db m215463) HM
David L. Steward was born in Chicago, IL and is a graduate of Central Missouri State University. Steward is the founder and serves as Chairman of the Board for World Wide Technology, Inc., the largest African American owned business in the United . . . — — Map (db m214613) HM
Dianne White Clatto was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High and the University of Missouri. She was the 1st Black weather forecaster in the nation on KSDK-TV where she spent 27 years. She was inducted into the St. Louis Black Journalism . . . — — Map (db m217968) HM
Dick Gregory was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High School. He attended Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and later served in the U.S. Army. He is famous for his Bahamian Diet and is a professional comedian and community . . . — — Map (db m215967) HM
Donald M. Suggs was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He earned his B.S. and D.D.S. Degrees from Indiana University and did post-graduate work at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. He was the first African American oral surgeon to practice in St. Louis and . . . — — Map (db m219718) HM
Dr. Henry Givens Jr. was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High and Lincoln University-MO. He was the 1st black to serve as Missouri's Assistant Commissioner of Education. He served as interim president of Lincoln University and became the . . . — — Map (db m217980) HM
Dr. James Whittico was born in West Virginia and graduated from Lincoln University-PA and Mcharry Medical College. He served as an officer in the U.S. Amy during WWII, and was a founder of the Mound City Medical Center. He was the 1st Black member . . . — — Map (db m218305) HM
Dr. Julia Davis was born in St. Louis, graduated from Sumner High School and Stowe Teacher's College. She did graduate work at Lincoln, Boston, and New York Universities. In 1941, she organized the annual Negro History exhibit at the St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m217463) HM
Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid was born in Virginia and is a graduate of West Virginia State College and Cornell University. Dr. Diuguid is the founder of DuGood Chemicals in St. Louis, whose chemical processes enable the company to focus on possible cancer . . . — — Map (db m214617) HM
Dr. Ruth Miriam Harris was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her education in the Cincinnati Public Schools. After receiving her M.A. and PhD at Columbia University in New York, she became a classroom teacher and eventually an administrator . . . — — Map (db m215435) HM
Dr. Samuel A. Canaan Jr. was born in St. Louis and is a graduate of Sumner High School and the University of Iowa. He furthered his education in the field of ophthalmology by graduating from Meharry University, and completing his internship and . . . — — Map (db m218921) HM
Dred Scott was born a slave in Virginia and later became a resident of Missouri. He and his wife, Harriet, signed petitions for freedom, initiated under Missouri law, in 1846. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld slavery, denied the legality of black . . . — — Map (db m218937) HM
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