Thomas Sayman Monument - Roaring River State Park - Cassville, MO
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N 36° 35.422 W 093° 50.062
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Monument to the founder and promoter of this state park.
Waymark Code: WM11BH6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2019
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County of Monument: Barry County
Location of Monument: Roaring Rivers State Park, Park Rd, @ the Inn, off MO-112, 6 miles S. of Cassville
Monument Erected by: Missouri State Park Board
Date Monument Erected: December 6, 1928
Monument Text:
1853 ------------------1937
THOMAS M. SAYMAN
To Thomas M. Sayman
Donor of Roaring Rivers State ParkDescripting of Monument:
An eight-tiered monument with a bas-relief bust of Thomas M. Sayman on front, and topped by an eagle with outstretched wings. Sayman is balding, he wears a bow tie, vest and jacket with lapels. The monument's top five tiers are arranged in stepped-pyramid form, with the second tier from the top being made of concrete. The sixth tier from the top is the largest and bears Sayman's relief on front.
Children climb on the base and the figure's nose is rubbed by fishermen for good luck.
Thomas M. Sayman (1853-1937), a St. Louis soap manufacturer, purchased the land in November 1928, and presented the 2,400 acres to the State for a park on Dec. 6, 1928. The monument was initiated by the Missouri State Park Board.