The exhibition “Traveling in Boone County in the 1820s” opens to the public March 4 at the Boone County History and Culture Center in commemoration of the county’s bicentennial year. The presentation is provided by the Boone’s Lick Road Association

According to a news release, along with historic cultural items, the exhibition illustrates the important roles played by the Boone’s Lick Road and the Missouri River in the settlement of Central Missouri and Western migration during the 19th century. It is expected to be at the Center until mid-November.

Included in the exhibition are maps and stories of the Boone’s Lick Road, artifacts dug up on one of the earliest settlement sites at Thrall’s Prairie in Northwest Boone County, a full-scale covered wagon, and images of transportation methods on the early Missouri River.

The Boone County History and Culture Center is located at 3801 Ponderosa Street in Columbia, and is open to the public from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Photo provided by The Boone’s Lick Road Association.