Past: Highway Memorial Marker Dedication Ceremony

The 1939 Sharecropper Highway Demonstration recognized as a significant part of Missouri’s History. The Whitfield Historical Foundation honor the many Black and White Sharecroppers who were an important and educational part of local history.

The Owen Whitfield/Thad Snow dedication memorial marker commemorates the event to be held on Saturday, August 27th, 2022, at 11 a.m., on highway 60 – (just east of Charleston between the Country Club and Snow’s Corner) on the land donated by Debbie Coarse, Lee Love and Kathy Delaney-Haas - the granddaughters of Thad Snow.

This re-dedication is to replace the original plaque installed September 27th, 2014, that was stolen.

Guest Speaker: Professor Ted Green, Historian and Professor at Webster University St Louis.

Other Speakers will include an “I was there” Sharecropper, (Ms. Mary Sikes) Owen Terry – grandson of Owen Whitfield and others from all walks of life.

Among the invited guests and local dignitaries are Mississippi County Historical Society,

We welcome the media and the public to share in and witness this exciting historical event.

The Sharecroppers Historical Marker Program helps bring attention to community treasures and the importance of their preservation. Awareness and education are among the best ways to guarantee the preservation of our state’s history.

For further information please contact:

Shirley Whitfield Farmer – 314-337-2638