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Harry S Truman National Historic Site President Truman drives guests in Key West, November 1946. US Navy Photo.
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site
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Related Sites

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum - located in Independence, was established by President Truman in 1957.

Harry S Truman Office & Courtroom - located in the 1933 Jackson County Courthouse on historic Independence Square. This facility is closed until 2012.


Other Sites

Vaile Mansion - built in 1881 by local entrepreneur and U.S. mail contractor Harvey Merrick Vaile.

Bingham-Waggoner Estate - built in 1855, the home was once owned by artist George Caleb Bingham and later occupied by the founders of the Waggoner Gates Milling Co. of which Bess Truman's grandfather was co-owner.

1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum - two-story 1859 Jackson County Jail which once housed Frank James.

National Frontier Trails Museum (NFTM) - presents the history of the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails and the personal stories of the pioneers who opened the West.







 

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Elizabeth Emery Gates, Bess Truman's grandmother, ca. 1903. Credit: Truman Library.

Did You Know?
When Mrs. Truman’s grandmother died in 1924, her will left her house to her son (Bess Truman’s uncle). Mrs. Truman’s mother purchased the house from him for $10,000 and owned it until her death in 1952.
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