Palmyra, Missouri Historic Marker. For reverse side see to 95.1P.20
"Palmyra, founded in 1819, was for many years the northernmost town on the Salt River Trail from St. Charles to the Des Moines River. A Federal Land Office for the Salt River area located here, 1824-1858, led all others in the state in the sale of public land. In 1827 Palmyra became the seat of a newly organized county named for Revolutionary General Frances Marion."
old digital name: Russell4