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The Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse, is a historic courthouse in Independence, Missouri. In 1922, Harry S. Truman won election as county judge for eastern Jackson County as a candidate of the Tom Pendergast faction of the Democratic Party. He failed to be re-elected in 1924, but, then won election as presiding ...
Truman Courthouse - Jackson County Historical Society, information on tours 39°05′33″N 94°24′59″W / 39.09247°N 94.41642°W / 39.09247; -94 v
Wallace House (also called the Truman Home), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, would be the home of Harry S. Truman, on-and-off, after his marriage to Bess Wallace, on June 28, 1919, until his death on December 26, 1972. Bess Truman's maternal grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, built the house over a period of years from ...
Christmas ribbons have been placed on light poles near the Historic Truman Courthouse. An Independence business owner said the ribbons belong to the production, but Independence would like to keep ...
Truman's farm home in Grandview, Missouri. The Harry S. Truman Farm Home is located 15 miles (24 km) away from Independence in Grandview, Missouri. A National Historic Landmark, the farmhouse at 12301 Blue Ridge Blvd. was built in 1894 by Harry Truman's maternal grandmother, and is the centerpiece of a 5.25 acres (2.12 ha) remnant of the family ...
She went Wednesday to Dwight Eisenhower's library in the small town of Abilene on the rolling Kansas prairie, and on Thursday to Harry Truman's library in Independence, Missouri, in the Kansas ...
A map of the Oregon Trail, marking Independence. Harry S. Truman's Independence home, now part of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. Two important Civil War battles occurred at Independence: the first on August 11, 1862, when Confederate soldiers took control of the town, and the second in October 1864, which resulted in a Union ...
Courthouses were built in both cities. The most famous presiding judge was Harry S. Truman (later the 33rd U.S. President) who represented the Eastern District before later winning election as presiding judge. [1] [2] [3] The last presiding judge, George W. Lehr, later served as Missouri State Auditor from 1974 until 1977. 1827 - Richard Fristoe