Here The Oregon Trail Began - Independence, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 05.550 W 094° 25.010
15S E 377471 N 4327996
Marker for the start of the Oregon Trail on the courthouse square in Independence, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMBMHA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Text of marker:

Here
The Oregon Trail
Began

This Monument Honors
The Pioneer Spirit Of
Those Courageous Men
And Women, Who By
Their Heroic Trek Across
The Continent Established
Homes And Civilization
In The Far Northwest

Erected In 1948
By Order Of The
Jackson County Court

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History of Mark: Not listed

Additional point: Not Listed
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