Pioneer Mothers Memorial
Kansas City Missouri
With a statute depicting a family moving west, this memorial highlights the important role of women on the frontier. The Pioneer Mothers Memorial, located in Penn Valley Park, remembers the legacy of female pioneers and is a tribute to their bravery. In 1927, thousands of Kansas City residents came to the park to watch the unveiling of the statue. Howard Vanderslice, a Kansas City businessman, gave this memorial to the people of Kansas City and is represented in the statue as the baby being carried into the Kansas Territory. The inscription reads, “To commemorate the Pioneer Mother who with unfaltering trust in God suffered the hardship of the unknown west to prepare for us a homeland of peace and plenty.”
Penn Valley Park, West 29th Street, Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.07 mi (straight line)
1 Memorial Dr, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.19 mi (straight line)
National WWI Museum and Memorial, Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, USA
Distance: 0.30 mi (straight line)
2485 Jefferson Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.39 mi (straight line)
Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.47 mi (straight line)
2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.54 mi (straight line)
Galleries and Venues Festivals and Events Food and Drinks Shopping
Kaleidoscope, Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, USA
Distance: 0.55 mi (straight line)
3205 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA
Distance: 0.62 mi (straight line)
30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.64 mi (straight line)
2101 Central St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 0.77 mi (straight line)
LaMar's Donuts and Coffee, Main Street, Kansas City, MO, USA
Distance: 0.82 mi (straight line)
Up-Down KC, Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, USA
Distance: 0.92 mi (straight line)
1713 Summit St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 1.08 mi (straight line)
1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 1.18 mi (straight line)
1624 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Distance: 1.21 mi (straight line)
Kansas City Convention Center, 301 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64105, USA
Distance: 1.46 mi (straight line)
Blade & Timber Axe Throwing - KC | Power & Light, Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, MO, USA
Distance: 1.50 mi (straight line)
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