Independence

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city

Independence is a city in western Missouri, United States, known historically as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman and as a key starting point for several 19th-century westward trails.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Independence canonical 6

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 816 ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countrySubdivision United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
demographicRegion Midwestern United States ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,000 feet above sea level ⓘ
foundedIn 1827 ⓘ
governmentType council–manager government ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution Graceland University (Independence campus) ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Independence Square Historic District ⓘ
hasLibrary Mid-Continent Public Library branches ⓘ
hasMuseum Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ
National Frontier Trails Museum ⓘ
Vaile Mansion ⓘ
hasNickname Queen City of the Trails ⓘ
hasNotableResident President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
hasNotableSite Community of Christ Temple ⓘ
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site ⓘ
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum ⓘ
Independence Square ⓘ
Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form: Independence Visitors Center (LDS Church)

Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri) ⓘ
hasPublicTransitConnection RideKC bus system ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
hasSchoolDistrict Independence School District ⓘ
hasSportsFacility Cable Dahmer Arena ⓘ
historicalRole jumping-off point for wagon trains heading west ⓘ
major 19th-century frontier trading center ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
knownFor hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
starting point of the California Trail ⓘ
starting point of the Oregon Trail ⓘ
starting point of the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
locatedIn western Missouri ⓘ
locatedNear Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
locatedOn Little Blue River ⓘ
surface form: Little Blue River (nearby waterway)
namedAfter concept of independence ⓘ
nearestMajorAirport Kansas City International Airport ⓘ
partOf Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ
Kansas City metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 6405x ⓘ
religiousSignificance headquarters city for Community of Christ ⓘ
historic center for Latter Day Saint movement sites ⓘ
roadConnection Interstate 435 ⓘ
Interstate 70 ⓘ
Missouri Route 291 ⓘ
U.S. Route 24 ⓘ
state Missouri ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Noland Home → city → Independence ⓘ
Wallace family home → city → Independence ⓘ
Cuyahoga County → hasMunicipality → Independence ⓘ
Jackson County Courthouse (historic courthouse site) → city → Independence ⓘ
Community of Christ Auditorium → city → Independence ⓘ
Temple Lot Case → city → Independence ⓘ