General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home

Gen. Pershing, highest ranking military officer in US history and General of the Armies after WWI lived here from age six (1866) until 1882, when he left for West Point.

Getting There & Details

Admission
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Hours
Open year-round
Address
1 mi. N. of US 36 on MO 5
Phone
660-963-2525
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