We're "On the Road" right now and are coming back from Independence, Missouri.
While in Independence, I saw several references to the First and Second Battles of Independence and must admit, I was a bit confused about what part the town might have played in the American Revolution, then had an "Oh!" moment.
Passed a marker, but too fast and far to read. I don't know anything about these battles other than one involving 15,000 troops, so I'll have to find out about it.
Of course, Independence is also where the "Buck Stopped."
Yesterday, on I-70, I saw an exit sign for a Confederate Memorial and the Battle of Lexington (there they go again trying to confuse me with that independence stuff.
It's a Civil War Thing. --Old B-R