Historical Markers in Jackson County, Missouri
1827 Log Courthouse
1844 Homestead
8th Street Fountain
A Century of Progress
Action Before Westport
Aladdin Hotel
Aleman Court
Alexander Majors
Alexander Majors
Alexander Majors House
All Veterans Memorial
American Jazz Museum
Andrew Drips Park
Anxiety 4th
Armour & Volker Building
B. Adler and Company, Kelly-Williams Co Building
Barton Brothers Shoe Company Building
Battle Line at Railroad Cut
Battle of Lone Jack
Battle of the Big Blue
Battle of the Big Blue
Battle of Westport
Battle of Westport
Battle of Westport
Battle of Westport
Bent & Ward Houses
Bess Truman Birthplace
Bond Shoe Company Building
Bryant House
Builders and Traders Exchange Building
Building Through the Bluffs
Burial Place of Fifteen Confederate Soldiers
Burnham-Munger Manufacturing Company Building
Butler Brothers Co Building
Byram's Ford and the Battle of Westport
Byram's Ford Battlefield
Byram's Ford Historic District
Camp Union
Carolyne Farwell Fuller
Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey
Centennial Anniversary of Japan's Gift of Cherry Trees
Charles Carroll Spalding
Chez Les Canses or "Chouteau's"
ChouteauÂ’s Church (St. Francis Regis)
Citizen - Soldier
City Market
Clinton's Drugstore
Col. William Miles Chick
Commercial Building
Confederate Line
Confederate Position
Contested Crossing
Convention Center
Country Club Line Historical Trolley Station
Delbert J. Haff
Descent of Civilization (Bison Memorial)
E. J. Roe Hat Company Building
Eagle Scout Tribute Fountain
Elizabeth Duncan Porter
Engagement at the Little Blue
Etienne Veniard - Sieur de Bourgemont
Events at Fort Osage
Exchange Hotel Building
F.M. Smith Study
Faxon, Horton and Gallagher Company Building
Fire Station No. 1
First Baptist Church
First Battle of Independence
First Christian Church
First Fireproof Building in Independence
First Home of the Kansas City Country Club
First Meeting of Sertoma International
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Flanery-Frost Cemetery
Flournoy Home
Flournoy House
Forest Hill Confederate Memorial
Fort Osage
Fort Osage
Founders of Children's Mercy Hospital
Frank S. Land Memorial
Frankel, Frank & Co Building
Frankel, Frank & Company Building
Franklin Pierce Fisk
From Steamboat Landing to City
General Andrew Jackson
General Orders No. 11
George Caleb Bingham
Gift of Life Fountain
Gilliss House Hotel
Gingko Tree
Giralda Tower
Gladstone Boulevard Bridge over Anderson Avenue
Goldstandt-Powell Hat Company Building
Hannibal Bridge
Harpie Club
Harrisonville Road (Prospect)
Harry S Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman Grave
Harry S. Truman Historic District
Harvey-Dutton Dry Goods Company Building
Here the Oregon Trail Began
Hershberger & Rosenthal Co. Bldg.
Hill Farm & Cemetery
Hinkle's Grove
Historic Courthouse
Historic Flaven/Browne Building Complex
Historic Harris-Kearney House
Holy Rosary's Bell Tower Cross
Hughes House
Hyde Park Neighborhood
In Memory of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the "Kansas City Massacre"
Independence
Independence Boulevard
Independence Boulevard
Independence Pioneer Spring
Independence Veterans Memorial
J. Fitzpatrick Saloon Building
J. P. Campbell & Company Building
Jackson County Courthouse
Jackson County Marshal's House and Jail Museum
James Bridger
James Bridger Gravesite
James G. Ashley, Jr. and Pamela C. Ashley
James Pendergast
James Silas Calhoun
Janssen Place Historic District
Jay and King Hat Co Building
John C. McCoy
John Calvin McCoy
John "Buck" O'Neil Center
Joseph T. Noland House
Josephine Anderson
Kansas City Athenaeum
Kansas City Call
Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City Paper House
Kansas City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fountain
Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad Company Building
Kansas City's First Public Golf Course
Kansas City's Old Square / Le Vieux Carre de Kansas City
Kansas City's Original Board of Trade
Kritser House
Landing At Westport
Lechtman Printing Company Building
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri
Lewis-Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Liberty Bell Replica Marker
Liberty Memorial
Liberty Memorial Dedication Site
Liebstadter Millinery Company Building
Lieutenant Joseph Boggs
Life on the Family Farm
Log House and Defensive Line
Major Murray Davis D.S.C.
Mary A. Barnett Hale
Maxwell-McClure Notions Company Building
Mayor Milton Jameson Payne
McCoy House
McCoy's Trading Post
McGhee's Charge
McPike Drug Company Building
Missouri Interstate Paper Company Building
Mockbee Farm
Ms. Myra Taylor
Muse of the Missouri
Mutual Musicians Association Building
National Headquarters Memorial
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Neptune
New England Building
New Santa Fe
New Santa Fe / Trail Remnants
New Santa Fe Road
New York Life Building
Noel House
Oak Grove Veterans Memorial
Old French Kansas City
Oldham Hotel
Original Site of Harris House
Our Jackson County Pioneers
Overfelt-Johnston House
Park Maintenance Building
Phoenix Hotel Building
Pioneer Mother Monument
Pratt's Artillery
Preservation and Restoration of Alexander Majors House
Price's Great Missouri Raid
R.H. Marquette Building
Reicher and Sons, Robinson and Sons Building
Replica of the Statue of Liberty
Replica of the Statue of Liberty
Restoration of Fort Osage
Reverend Bernard Donnelly
Richards & Conover Hardware Company Building
Richards Flying Field
Roanoke Boulevard
Rothenberg and Schloss Building
Roy Wilkins
Russell's Ford
Salem Cemetery Association
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Sawyer-Jennings House
Scarritt Arcade
Scarritt Point
Scarritt Point Neighborhood
Second Baptist Church
Second Battle of Independence
Shelby's Last Stand
Sisters of Saint Mary
Spanish-American War / Philippine Insurrection / China Relief Expedition Monument
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Storm of Lead
Sugar Creek Veteran's Memorial
Temple Lot
Temple Site
Thayer Building
The Albert G. Boone Store
The Barnes Enclosure
The Battle of White Oak Creek
The Cemetery
The Eternal Flame of Freedom
The First Golf Course in Kansas City
The French and the Lewis & Clark Expedition
The French and the Osage
The French and the Santa Fe Trail
The French Bottoms - Early Day Kansas City
The Harry S. Truman Library
The Jesse Clyde Nichols Memorial Fountain
The Minor House
The Old Chouteau Trading Post / Le Vieil Etablissement Commercial Chouteau
The Old French Cemetery
The Pacific House
The Savoy Hotel and Grill
The Seville Light Fountain
The Southwest Boulevard Fire
The Stone Church
The Truman Sports Complex
The "Fourth Dolphin"
Thomas Farmhouse
Thomas Jefferson (Squire) Goforth
Thomson House
Three Trails West
Tootle, Hanna & Leach Dry Goods
Trinity Episcopal Church
Truman Boyhood Home
Truman House
Truman Library Veterans Memorial Carillon
Truman's First Job
Twyman Hotel - Kenton House
Union Artillery
Union Line
Union Position
Union Prison Collapse
Vaile Mansion
Veterans Memorial Flag
VFW Centennial Plaza
W. H. Morgan & Company
Waldo P. Johnson
Washington Park Statue
Waterfront Town to Metropolis
West Port, Missouri
Where Wagons Rolled / Wieduwilt Swales
Wild Boar of Florence
William B. Howard Station Park
William Bent - Seth Ward Home
William Gebhardt
William Ray Blacksmith Shop
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson Chapel
Woodlawn Cemetery Confederate Memorial
Woodson House
World War Memorial
Wornall Homestead
"Boston" Adams' House
"Bronco Buster"
"The Boy Scout"
"The Neck"
About Jackson County
Jackson County Timeline
Jackson County, Missouri, located in the midwestern United States, has a rich and diverse history that stretches back thousands of years. The area was originally inhabited by Native American tribes, including the Osage and Kansas. The first European settlement was established in 1821, and the county was officially organized in 1826, named after President Andrew Jackson.
In the early 19th century, Jackson County became an important starting point for westward expansion and the Oregon Trail. It also played a significant role in the American Civil War. At the outbreak of the war, tensions between pro-Union and pro-Confederate factions ran high in the county. As a border county, it experienced violent conflicts, looting, and the devastating guerrilla warfare of the notorious Confederate guerrilla leader, William Quantrill.
After the Civil War, Jackson County saw rapid urbanization and economic growth. Kansas City, the county seat, emerged as a major transportation hub due to its location along the Missouri River and the establishment of railroads in the area. Prosperity continued throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the development of industries such as meatpacking, manufacturing, and agriculture.
In recent years, Jackson County has faced challenges such as urban decay in certain areas and racial segregation. However, ongoing revitalization efforts, including investments in infrastructure and public amenities, have helped to transform the county into a thriving metropolitan area. Today, Jackson County is known for its vibrant arts and culture scene, historical landmarks like the Kansas City Union Station, and strong community spirit.
In the early 19th century, Jackson County became an important starting point for westward expansion and the Oregon Trail. It also played a significant role in the American Civil War. At the outbreak of the war, tensions between pro-Union and pro-Confederate factions ran high in the county. As a border county, it experienced violent conflicts, looting, and the devastating guerrilla warfare of the notorious Confederate guerrilla leader, William Quantrill.
After the Civil War, Jackson County saw rapid urbanization and economic growth. Kansas City, the county seat, emerged as a major transportation hub due to its location along the Missouri River and the establishment of railroads in the area. Prosperity continued throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the development of industries such as meatpacking, manufacturing, and agriculture.
In recent years, Jackson County has faced challenges such as urban decay in certain areas and racial segregation. However, ongoing revitalization efforts, including investments in infrastructure and public amenities, have helped to transform the county into a thriving metropolitan area. Today, Jackson County is known for its vibrant arts and culture scene, historical landmarks like the Kansas City Union Station, and strong community spirit.
Jackson County Timeline
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Jackson County, Missouri.
- 1826 - Jackson County is established
- 1830 - Independence becomes the county seat
- 1834 - The Missouri Mormon War takes place in the county
- 1862 - During the Civil War, Union forces occupy the county
- 1881 - The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad is completed
- 1901 - The first permanent automobile bridge is built over the Missouri River
- 1922 - Construction of the Jackson County Courthouse begins
- 1967 - The Truman Sports Complex is completed
- 1986 - The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum opens to the public