100 Years - Washington, Missouri - Community Commemoration on Waymarking.com

County of plaque: Franklin County
Location of plaque: High St. & Circle Dr., Main Park, Washington
Erected: May 29, 1939
Erected by: Washington Centennial Commission

Plaque text:

"A natural river landing, at what was to become the Washington site, made this an ideal place to begin a settlement. In the first three decades of the nineteenth century, the small community grew upon the gently sloping hillside on the south bank of the Missouri River.

"William G. Owens and his wife Lucinda settled in the area in 1818. They eventually purchased most of the land that would become known as “downtown” Washington, which included about fifty acres. Town lots were sold at auction in 1829. However, in 1834, Owens was murdered, and legal entanglements in his estate blocked the establishment of the new town. His widow Lucinda would eventually receive clear title to the town’s core, and on May 29,1839, she filed a plat at the county courthouse thus establishing the city of Washington." ~ Washington Historical Self Guided Tour

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