Birthplace of Harry S Truman, Lamar, Missouri
September 26, 2008
We visited the birthplace where we viewed four downstairs rooms including the room where Harry was born and two rooms upstairs. Then, we went outside to see the smokehouse, well and outhouse. Although the furnishings are not the families, they are true to the period. In the visitor center across the street we looked at the register of the guests at the dedication signed by President Truman.
The best part of Black Walnut Days in Stockton, Mo was the craft displays. We did the walk about the booths then headed over to Lamar.
Harry S Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, MO. The house was built between 1880 and 1882. The Truman’s purchased it for just $685. there was no birth announcement in the local paper; his father was a mule trader and did place an ad that day to sell some of his mules. He also planted a pine tree in the yard that still stands today. The family lived here less than a year with newborn Harry. The house was sold to Water Earp, a first cousin of the famous Wyatt. The house was domated to the state in 1959 by the United Auto Workers. President Truman came for the dedication that April.
We visited the birthplace where we viewed four downstairs rooms including the room where Harry was born and two rooms upstairs. Then, we went outside to see the smokehouse, well and outhouse. Although the furnishings are not the families, they are true to the period. In the visitor center across the street we looked at the register of the guests at the dedication signed by President Truman.
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