Lewis-Bingham-Wagonner Estate - Independence, MO
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Markerman62
N 39° 05.190 W 094° 25.120
15S E 377302 N 4327333
One of several Bicentennial markers erected in Independence in 1976.
Waymark Code: WMNANP
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2015
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About 1856, John Lewis erected this mansion on 22 acres he had owned since 1845. George Caleb Bingham, the famous Missouri genre painter, bought the farm in 1864 and lived here until 1870. W.H. Waggoner, mill owner, bought it in 1876. The family still resides here.
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History of Mark: Not listed
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