Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site Lamar Missouri 64759
Date:
Dedicated May 7, 1984
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
Image on file.
Lamar Democrat (Missouri), May 3, 1984, pg. 1.
(On upper front of sculpture, incised:) IN MEMORIAM (On lower front of sculpture, incised:) HARRY S TRUMAN/BORN LAMAR, MISSOURI MAY 8, 1884/DIED KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI DECEMBER 26, 1972/PATRIOT-STATESMAN-LEGIONNAIRE/FIRST LEGIONNAIRE PRESIDENT/OF THE UNITED STATES/(American Legion seal)/THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED IN MAY 1984 BY/LEGIONNAIRES AND FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN/LEGION DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI THROUGH/EFFORTS OF THE 15TH DISTRICT unsigned
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Summary:
An upright, rectangular stele memorial with a high relief bust of Harry S. Truman on the upper front. The figure of Truman wears a coat and tie, glasses, and a Legion cap. The sculpture rests atop a rectangular foundation.
