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词条 Lexington Historical Museum
释义

  1. Description

  2. History

  3. Location

  4. References

  5. Bibliography

  6. External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Cumberland Presbyterian Church
| nrhp_type = cp|nocat=yes
| image =Lexington Historical Museum.jpg
| caption = Lexington Historical Museum
| location= 112 S. 13th St., Lexington, Missouri
| coordinates = {{coord|39|11|6|N|93|52|45|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Missouri#USA
| built = 1846
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = November 14, 1978
| area = {{convert|0.8|acre}}
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 78001665[1]
}}

The Lexington Historical Museum is a museum with a collection of historic items related to Lexington, Missouri. The Greek Revival building was constructed in 1846 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Old Neighborhoods Historic District.

Description

The museum has been housed in the 1846 Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lexington since its opening in 1976.[2] The museum has a collection of early Lexington pictures.{{sfn|Stein|2006|p=28}} It also has on display an Overland Mail Company Bible as one of its many items related to the Pony Express mail service. It also contains historical memorabilia related to steamboats, coal mining, Osage Indians, and the Wentworth Military Academy.[2]

A sword that James A. Mulligan turned over in surrender, but was later allowed to keep per orders of General Sterling Price, is on display.[3] The historical records on the sword show it was stolen by a young boy shortly after Mulligan's surrender and hidden in his father's farm near Lexington. It was returned to a lawyer around 1900.[4] The lawyer returned it in 1912 to the widow of Colonel Mulligan.[5] Her daughter returned it to the city of Lexington in 1917, where it stayed in a bank vault for 50 years.[5] The family later donated the elaborately decorated sword to the Lexington Historical Museum in 1967.{{sfn|Wood|2014|p=127}} The sword was originally presented to Mulligan by the city of Chicago.[6]

The museum is located in downtown Lexington, where there are over one hundred pre-Civil War buildings. The city has more pre-Civil War homes and buildings than any other community in Missouri. The battlefield where the Battle of Lexington of the American Civil War took place is at this location.{{sfn|Fifer|2001|p=47}}[7]

Lexington Historical Museum owns and operates the Heritage Park in Lexington, Missouri.[8] The park commemorates the 1852 Saluda steamboat disaster.[2] in which seventy-five Mormon immigrants were killed.[9] A memorial bell tower is at Heritage Park.[9]

History

The 1846 Cumberland Presbyterian Church was restored by funds raised by the local garden club in the 1970s. The garden club hosted tours of older homes of Lexington to gain profits that were contributed to the community. One such project was the restoration of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. After completion of the restoration in 1976 the doors officially opened as the Lexington Historical Museum.{{sfn|Slusher|2013|p=10}} The building that contains the museum was at one time the Old Library Building of Lexington besides being the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.[10]

Location

The museum is located at 112 South 13th Street in Lexington, Missouri.[7] The museum is open to the public during the week in the summer, with visiting additionally on Saturdays and Sundays in May and October.[2]

References

1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.visitmo.com/lexington-historical-museum.aspx |title=Lexington Historical Museum |author= |date= |website=Missouri Division of Tourism |publisher=Missouri Department of Economic Development |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://civilwardailygazette.com/2011/09/20/lexington-missouri-surrendered-to-the-rebels/ |title=Lexington, Missouri Surrendered to the Rebels |author= |date=2011 |work= Civil War Daily Gazette |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.genealogyoftheozarks.com/battle5.htm |title=The Strange Story of Mulligan's sword |author= Paul Russell |date=2004 |website=Genealogy of the Ozarks |publisher=Carmen F. Bein |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://civilwar150.kansascity.com/articles/treasures-civil-war/ |title=Treasures of the Civil War |author=Darryl Levings|date=2013 |work=The Kansas City Star |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1963summer/ishs-1963summer-164.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805110819/http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1963summer/ishs-1963summer-164.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2010-08-05 |title=Mulligan and the Irish Brigade |author=Harold F. Smith |date=1963 |website=PDF |publisher=Southern Illinois University |accessdate=2014-05-17 }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-museums.html |title=Museums along the Trail |author= |date=2001 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=2014-05-16}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.visitkc.com/member-details/index.aspx?id=36615 |title=Heritage Park |author= |date=2014 |website=Visit KC |publisher= Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.visitmo.com/saluda-memorial-at-heritage-park.aspx |title=Saluda Memorial at Heritage Park |author= |date=2014 |website= Missouri, enjoy the show |publisher=Missouri Division of Tourism |accessdate=2014-05-17}}
10. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/78001665.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places (nomination form) for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church |author= |date=1978 |website= |publisher=United States Department of the Interior-National Park Service |accessdate=2014-05-16}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite book|last=Fifer|first=Barbara|title=Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkufPwAACAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Farcountry Press|isbn=978-5-558-60335-4|ref=harv}}
  • {{cite book|last=Slusher|first=Roger E. |title=Lexington|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RGZ3MdN5VyAC&pg=PA10|year=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-4671-1033-4|ref=harv}}
  • {{cite book|last=Stein|first=Shifra |title=Day Trips from Kansas City: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_OFhPrKw60C&pg=PA28|year=2006|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=978-0-7627-4030-7|ref=harv}}
  • {{cite book|last=Wood|first=Larry |title=The Siege of Lexington, Missouri: The Battle of the Hemp Bales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfVkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA127|year=2014|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-62619-536-3|ref=harv}}

External links

  • [https://www.visitmo.com/lexington-historical-museum.aspx Lexington Historical Museum] - Visit Missouri
  • Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area - Draft FFNHA Statement of National Significance
{{National Register of Historic Places in Missouri}}

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