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A curiosity - not an 18" snake - just an 18" worm!
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International Headquarters of the "Community of Christ", adjacent to our RV park
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One of the non-spewing Kansas City fountains
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A working fountain - at an I70 exit east of Kansas City
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Statue of frontierman Jim Bridger
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Our tour guide Frank
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The estate of the folks who owned the local flour mill
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It's now a tourist stop and party rental site
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Neat building
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Interesting choice of color
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A "swale", worn down by thousands of wagons heading west
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Approaching the Presbyterian Church
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First Presbyterian Church, where Harry (age 7) first met Bess (age 6).
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Truman's first job here paid $3 a week - the buck started here
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Local controversy about this Truman statue - no hat!
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Truman was a county Judge - actually a county commissioner
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He worked out of this old building until a new courthouse was built
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Truman built the courthouse to look like Independence Hall
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Our tour guide and mule team
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Statue outside Pioneer Trails Museum
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The original sign from Truman's desk
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A copy of the official white house portrait
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A replica of Truman's oval office
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Political cartoon from the Dewey/Truman campaign
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Tribute to his famous whistle-stop tours
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Perpetual flame in library garden
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This statue (on right) has the hat.
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See?
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Nice sentiment
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Great photo
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The Trumans' graves
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The last car Harry ever bought Bess
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A model of the current oval office
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A 1/12 scale model of the White House
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Gee, that looks real
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Neat mural in Truman Library entry hall
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Jackson County named after Andrew Jackson (Old Hickory)
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Local churches prayed over every wagon train as it left
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The Truman Home, actually Bess's parents' home
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Truman never owned the home - it was always in Bess's family
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Outside Independence, the Vaille Mansion is one of "America's Castles"
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It was built by a lawyer subsequently accused of embezzling
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It's been restored in the last 10 years or so
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These old box grand pianos are neat
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Would you believe a biscuit-maker?
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There are 8 marble fireplaces in the house
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Judy's favorite from the wedding dress collection on display
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Original glasswork in front door
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Another marble fireplace with a model of the mansion as a firescreen
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That scandalous painting (look up) kept the Vaille family out of polite Victorian society
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Neat desk for a traveling lawyer - fold it up, roll it away
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Musical ornamentation on a ceiling
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Our tour guide and a music box close our slideshow