1. This lithograph depicts Sister Rose Philippine Duchesne late in life. No known photographs of Sister Duchesne are known to exist.
Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852)

Rose Philippine Duchesne, a French pioneer missionary on the American frontier, was born on…

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Aerial of Fort Osage
Fort Osage

Established in 1808 under the superintendence of William Clark, Fort Osage served as a US military outpost and a…

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Van Horn Tavern in 1913
Van Horn Tavern

The Gentry–Threlkeld–Van Horn Tavern, usually referred to as the Van Horn Tavern, was…

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