Senator Harry Truman with Texas Senator Tom Connally at Barton County Courthouse in Lamar on August 31, 1944 at Truman's acceptance speech to serve as Vice President on the Democratic Presidential Ticket with Franklin Roosevelt.
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Senator Harry Truman with Texas Senator Tom Connally at Barton County Courthouse in Lamar on August 31, 1944 at Truman's acceptance speech to serve as Vice President on the Democratic Presidential Ticket with Franklin Roosevelt.
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Lamar Missouri Tour
Upon its founding in 1856, Lamar was already chosen to serve as county seat of Barton County. Its downtown area was laid out in a 400-foot square, and its first courthouse was built there. Although records of the first courthouse were destroyed in a…