Historic Downtown Liberty, Missouri

Stanley wanted to share his pictures from his visit to Liberty, Missouri. When Stanley visited Elf and Emperor, they took him to visit historic downtown Liberty.




Stanley got to see where Jesse James robbed a bank. It was the first daylight bank robbery in the US.




Before the Civil War, slaves were sold right here in Liberty, just a few steps away from where this picture was taken in front of the old Courthouse. In the old days even after slavery, black folks could not just drink from any water fountain or go to any place they wanted to do business. Some people in the community got together a few years ago and made this monument to remember the struggles and accomplishments of African-American people in this county. The water fountain is for *everyone* to be able to get a drink of water if thirsty.



Stanley was impressed by the fact that this town has an old-fashioned shoe repair shop. So we took his picture outside.



We also went browsing in a new store on the "square" called the Soup and Ladle. Stanley is a goof! He posed in some pots and pans and a giant coffee cup. He also was impressed with the ceramic canoes for dip.





While we were browsing, we saw a giant brown recluse spider in the sink. Emperor still hasn't finished his course of antibiotics from the *last* bite he got, so we backed away quickly



On the way back to Elf and Emperor's house, Stanley and the boys stopped at the local Chamber of Commerce where Stanley posed in this candy "floral" arrangement and looked at some mushrooms growing near an old tree.





Stanley had a great time and learned a lot. Thank you Elf and Emperor :0)