LIBERTY — Tony Meyers, historian and president of the Clay County Archives, will present a free program at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Clay County Museum, 14 N. Main
LIBERTY â For local historian Christopher Harris, the Liberty Arsenal, located south of town, has provided the inspiration for his latest book, a chronological history text about the people who were involved with the military storage facility over the years. The depot was seized twice by Southern partisans, once during the Kansas troubles in 1855, and again shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Harris, who is well known for his local research and his work at the Clay County Archives, published âThe Liberty Arsenal: An Ordnance Depot on the Missouri Frontierâ in July. Prior to the publishing, Harris, along with a local student, managed to contact the current land owner and spend time on the property. A cistern was found and a north wall. Then the desire to write the timeline hit.