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Happy Labor Day weekend from all of us at the City of Independence!

The Truman Memorial Building, Palmer Center and National Frontier Trails Museum will be closed Friday, Sept. 4, due to SantaCaliGon Days. Most City facilities will also be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Truman Memorial Building from corner with flag poles behind monument sign and in front of historic red brick building.

In 1926, this facility was erected as a tribute to those who died in WWI through the efforts of Harry Truman, a WWI veteran himself, and other civic leaders. Renovated and rededicated in 2002, the Truman Memorial Building now serves as a war memorial and community center.

The historic Truman Memorial Building is a great place for all your business and special event needs. We can provide you with meeting space for less than 10 and banquet space for up to 325 people.