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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RGZ_replica-of-the-statue-of-liberty_Butler-MO.html
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 The Crusade t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L7T_veterans-memorial_Hume-MO.html
Erected Aug. 1, 1921 in memory of those who served in the World[']s War Rededicated August 1, 2001 in memory of all American veterans
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JK7_lt-charles-garrison-veterans-memorial_Adrian-MO.html
In memory of Veterans World War I and Veterans World War II The Perimeter The Perimeter is a place warriors will always seek- even for eternity. Just gaze out at our National Cemeteries, for out there, on the outer edge, ever so diligent,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EO2_order-no-11_Butler-MO.html
By 1863 the Union Army's inability to control Confederate Guerrilla activity in western Missouri exploded. On August 25, 1863, Union General Thomas Ewing issued Order No. 11 four days after Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas. Residents in Bates …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D82_the-town-that-coal-built_Rich-Hill-MO.html
Marion 8200-5 Walking Dragline"Midway Princess"Total Working Weight · 6,800,000 PoundsBoom Length · 275 FeetBoom Angle · 35 [degrees]Maximum Digging Depth · 125 FeetOperation Radius · 251 FeetBucket Capacity &mid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM187H_the-battle-of-island-mound_Butler-MO.html
During the fall of 1862, Bates County had become a haven for guerrillas and Confederate recruiters. One of their favorite haunts was a marshy tract on the Marais-des-Cygnes River, southwest of Butler, known to locals as "Hog Island." On Oct. 27, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM187G_first-kansas-colored-volunteer-infantry-regimental-history_Butler-MO.html
Most of the men of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry were escaped slaves. Many fled to Kansas from farms and towns in Missouri or Arkansas to find freedom. Some may have been "stolen" in Jayhawk raids. Others in the regiment were free me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156O_the-battle-of-island-mound-a-demonstration-to-the-nation_Butler-MO.html
African Americans saw the Civil War as a fight for their freedom. Early in the war, freed black men who tried to enlist in the Union Army were turned away. A 1792 Federal law still barred blacks from bearing arms for the U.S. Army. The U.S. Navy, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156N_bates-county-missouri-in-1862_Butler-MO.html
Bates County was formed in 1841. Many early settlers came from Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. The 1860 census listed a population of 6,765 with a slave population of 442. In 1862, the slave population had dropped greatly. Most Bates County r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156M_prairie-fire-and-the-battle-of-island-mound_Butler-MO.html
In the 1860s, the vast, rolling tallgrass prairies of the Osage Plains stretched for miles. Maintained by periodic fires for approximately 5,000 years before European settlement, prairie once covered approximately 78 percent of Bates County, Mo. H…
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