We will use private cars to get to the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site by 9:30 a.m.  If you need a ride from Independence, please call Beverly Shaw at 816-225-7944.





We hope for beautiful fall weather for our trip to Lexington on Saturday, October 15, 2016. We will be using private cars for transportation to Lexington which is at the intersection of 24 Highway and 13 Highway.  If you would like a ride from Independence, please call Beverly Shaw at 816-225-7944. You can work out with the driver an appropriate amount for gasoline.  We want to be at the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, 1101 Delaware Street, by 9:30 a.m. so we would recommend that you allow about 40 minutes to drive from Independence to Lexington.  There are many way-finder signs when you turn off the highway.


We will allow a couple of hours for a guided tour of the Anderson House which was used as a hospital during the battle and the battlefield itself.  We will then adjourn to lunch at the Spotted Pig at 1211 Franklin where you can order off the menu and pay individually.  The price for lunch would run about $10.


About 1:00 p.m. we will be picked up by a school bus so that we can have a guided tour of the City of Lexington with its famous Lafayette County Courthouse which still shows a cannonball shot in one of the columns.  We will then have a stop at the city museum and will probably be finished by about 3:00 p.m.  Sometimes school buses can be a little rough riding so you might want to bring a cushion.


For those of you who are interested in seeing the equestrian statue of General Jo Shelby in Waverly, MO, you could continue the tour by driving another 20 minutes east on 24 Highway.  The statue is near downtown Waverly and there is also a city park along the banks of the Missouri River which shows a good view of the 65 Highway bridge across the river and an idea of what this stretch of land looked like to Lewis and Clark.  There are also many apple orchard stands in the area including Peter’s Orchards on 65 Highway.


We would like to give the Round Table’s check for admittance prices and the use of the bus in Lexington.  To make a reservation for this tour, please send a check for $12.50 to “Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri,” P. O. Box 3019, Independence, MO 64055 or pay at our membership meeting on October 12th.

Location Lexington, MO