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Jesse James Birthplace

The Clay County farm where Jesse James was born, with a museum of James family artifacts and the original cabin near Kearney.

21216 Jesse James Farm Road · Kearney, MO

About Jesse James Birthplace

Jesse James Birthplace is the James-Samuel family farm on Jesse James Farm Road outside Kearney, run by Clay County Historic Sites. A twenty-minute film about Frank and Jesse James plays before a trail along the creek to the farmhouse, where you can look into the cabin. The museum holds James family artifacts, including Jesse's boots and Frank's surrender letter, and the yard keeps Jesse's original burial site. The county also runs the Jesse James Bank Museum on Liberty's square.

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