Boggess Hardware Store

Historical marker location:

5 East Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Kansas Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Kansas Street.)

Marker installed: 1976

Clay County Historical Society Historic Landmark.

The St. Louis World's Fair, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis in 1904 and attracted millions of visitors from around the world. It was where the ice cream cone was first introduced, and also featured the first Olympic Games held in the United States.