LocationSouth of Liberty Memorial Mall and Memorial Drive |
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Description:
The Hiker (1947) stands south of the Liberty Memorial Mall and represents veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition whose soldiers had the nickname Hiker. Sculpted by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson, it was one of several Hiker statues she did, which are placed throughout the United States.
Inscription:
To commemorate the valor and patriotism of the men who served in the war with Spain/Philippine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition. 1898-1902.
Nearly 200 hundred years after the area’s first fur trading post was settled on the bluffs of the Missouri River, Kansas City is preparing to honor the French pioneer Francois Chouteau who established it, and the Native Americans with whom he traded. Francois Chouteau...
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