Palmyra, Missouri

The Palmyra massacre is an incident that took place in Palmyra, Missouri on October 18, 1862, during the American Civil War, when ten Confederate prisoners of war were executed in reprisal for the abduction of a local Union supporter, Andrew Alsman. The officer who ordered the execution, Colonel John McNeil, was later known as the "Butcher of Palmyra". He left the army in 1865, after receiving the customary promotion to brevet rank of Major General of Volunteers in recognition of his faithful service to the Union.

Marion County Jail and Jailor's House, also known as the Palmyra Jail and Palmyra Massacre Jail, is a historic jail and sheriff's residence located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick I-house with a broad two story limestone ell. It features a full-width, one story front porch supported by smooth tampering Doric order columns. The building housed the ten men, accused of being Confederate partisans, who were selected by Union authorities to be executed in reprisal for the disappearance of a local Union supporter. Referred to as the Palmyra massacre, the accused were executed on October 18, 1862.: 5, 12  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Speigle House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, transitional vernacular Greek Revival / Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell off the main block and hipped roof with bracketed cornice.: 3  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Gardner House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about, and is a two-story, "L" plan, Federal style painted brick dwelling, with Greek Revival style detailing. It is six bays wide and has a side-gable roof. It once housed a tavern located on a north–south stage coach route between St. Louis, Missouri and east Iowan towns.: 2–3  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Peter J. Sowers House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, transitional Greek Revival / Italianate style painted brick dwelling. It has a small rear wing and conservatory added in the 1870s. It has low hipped roofs with modillioned cornices and a stone foundation.: 3  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Dryden-Louthan House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, Italianate style burnt-sienna-colored brick dwelling. It has low hipped roofs and cornices ornamented by paired, elaborately scrolled brackets.: 3  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Walker-Woodward-Schaffer House, also known as the Jane Darwell Birthplace, is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built about 1868, and is a two-story, three-bay, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a two-story rear wing with a two-story gallery porch. Both sections have hipped roofs with bracketed cornices. A verandah spans the front of the house. It was the birthplace of actress Jane Darwell.: 2  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Culbertson–Head Farmstead is a historic home, farm, and national historic district located near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. The house was built about 1854–1855, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It features a two-story front portico. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse / ice house (pre-1915); shop (c. 1927); large Jamesway, gambrel roof barn (1927); gabled roofed, wood granary (corn crib) (ca. 1927); and transverse crib barn (1880s).: 5  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Liberty Township is an inactive township in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was established in 1827.

KICK-FM (97.9 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Palmyra, Missouri. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. It broadcasts a country music format to the greater Quincy, Illinois, and Hannibal, Missouri, area. The station's studios are located in Quincy, Illinois.

Ephraim J. Wilson Farm Complex is a historic home and farm located near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. The house was built about 1842, and is a two-story, Federal style brick I-house with a rear frame addition built around 1889. Also on the property are the contributing timber frame bank barn built by a Mennonite of Pennsylvania German extraction in 1888, and an ice house.: 2  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

North River is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.