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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AK7_lewis-and-clark-mural_Liberty-MO.html
The Clay County Fine Arts Council commissioned this mural in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition.
The artist's version shows the expedition stopping at sundown to set camp along a bend in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJ9_jurisprudence_Liberty-MO.html
Col. John Thornton, Elisha Cameron and James Gilmore served as the county's first administrative judges. They met at Owen's Tavern until a brick courthouse was built and later burns. In 1869, a second courthouse was constructed. A wooden statue ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJ4_clay-county-american-revolution-veterans_Liberty-MO.html
Memorial to theVeterans of the American Revolutionwho once resided in Clay County
James Arnold · William Boydston · Samuel Brown · Robert Burnside · William C. Corum · James Crowley · Joel Estes ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJ3_john-dougherty_Liberty-MO.html
John Dougherty, a wealthy landowner and Indian agent, stands before his Little Dixie plantation, Multnomah. Dougherty witnessed the area's early history unfold between his birth in 1791 and his death in 1860. As depicted in these ceramic murals, D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJ0_grand-river-baptist-church_Liberty-MO.html
This plaque was presented tothe church December, 1963,in memory ofMr. Hadley Brown (1887-1962),who helped to constructthis building in 1918.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AIX_the-old-graveyard-mt-memorial-cemetery_Liberty-MO.html
On July 5th, 1836, Andrew Hixon and wife, Ann, conveyed by Warranty Deed to the "Town of Liberty" Trustees for $30, one acre, "for the purpose of a public burying ground". Used as such before the 1825 settlement of Liberty. "The Old Graveyard", on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AIH_kansas-city-to-liberty-to-excelsior-springs-interurban-depot_Liberty-MO.html
An Interurban Train Depot once stood just east of this location. Erected in January 1913 by the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway, the depot served as a terminal for passenger and freight service as part of an electric railway that c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AIG_alexander-w-doniphan_Liberty-MO.html
While living on this site in the 1830's, Alexander Doniphan championed the Constitutional rights of an oppressed people to ensure their religious freedom. He helped create Caldwell County as a refuge for the Mormons in 1836 and refused to carry ou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AIE_liberty-presbyterian-church_Liberty-MO.html
Organized in 1829, first building on this site in 1852, present one in 1888. Additions follow the same architectural pattern. This was the first "Old School" Presbyterian in the County.
Bicentennial 1976
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AID_st-luke-a-m-e-church_Liberty-MO.html
Organized in 1875 by Rev. Jesse Mills. First church built in 1876. Present structure dedicated 1942 under pastorate Rev. A.G. Thurman, who also supervised construction. 104th anniversary celebrated 1979 under Rev. Jack Wills.