Independence in Missouri
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Harry S. Truman’s Independence home, now part of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site © Nationalparks/cc-by-sa-2.5
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Independence is the
5th most populous city in
Missouri and the
county seat of
Jackson County . Independence is a
satellite city of
Kansas City, Missouri , and is the largest
suburb on the Missouri side of the
Kansas City metropolitan area . In
2020 , it had a total population of 123,011.
Independence is known as the “Queen City of the Trails” because it was a point of departure for the California , Oregon , and Santa Fe Trails . It is the hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman , with the Truman Presidential Library and Museum , and the gravesites of Truman and First Lady Bess Truman . The city is sacred to the Latter Day Saint movement , as the home of Joseph Smith ‘s 1831 Temple Lot , and the headquarters of several Mormon denominations.
Harry S. Truman's Independence home, now part of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site © Nationalparks/cc-by-sa-2.5
Santa-Cali-Gon Days is an annual
Labor Day festival held in Independence intermittently since 1940 and continuously since 1973, celebrating the city’s heritage as a starting point of three major frontier trails: the
Santa Fe ,
California and
Oregon . Santa-Cali-Gon gathers everyone in the town to vend to the populous and makes for a great time for all ages. Another popular annual festival is the Vaile Strawberry Festival, which is held on the first Saturday of June at the Vaile Mansion, 1500 N. Liberty, five blocks north of the historic Square. The Independence Heritage Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture that exist in Independence. The Independence town square features numerous family-owned shops surrounding the old main
courthouse , which was modeled after
Philadelphia ‘s
Independence Hall . This courthouse houses Harry S. Truman’s former courtroom and office.
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