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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 ...
The Truman Home (earlier known as the Gates–Wallace home), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, was the home of Harry S. Truman from the time of 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 between the years 1867 ...
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 ...
St. east of Independence Ave.; along Southeast Corder Ave. north of Southeast 4th St.; and five lots on the east side of Southeast Corder Ave. south of 4th St. 38°54′43″N 94°22′05″W / 38.911944°N 94.368056°W / 38.911944; -94.368056 ( Southeast Third Street and Southeast Corder Avenue Ranch House Historic
Truman died on Dec. 26, 1972 — exactly 50 years ago. The following morning, as Independence prepared for a presidential funeral, Pritchard, then 15, grabbed the family’s Super 8 video camera ...