Freedom Rock

St Robert, Missouri, United States

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A painted limestone Freedom Rock by artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II, unveiled in 2017 in St. Robert's military tribute display on St. Robert Boulevard. The tourism bureau describes it as the third in Missouri in his series, honouring General Leonard Wood and Fort Leonard Wood.

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St. Robert's Freedom Rock is a painted limestone slab in the city's military tribute display, between Interstate 44 and St. Robert Boulevard, in what the Pulaski County Tourism Bureau calls the "Gateway to Fort Leonard Wood". It was announced in 2017 as the third Freedom Rock in Missouri, part of a series by artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II that began when he covered graffiti on a rock beside a highway near Greenfield, Iowa, with a mural thanking veterans.

According to the tourism bureau in 2017, the slab was quarried at Laquey in Pulaski County and measures 9 feet by 10 feet at its widest point; its current visitor page gives 12 feet by 10. It is set in concrete under a protective structure. Sorensen said the porous limestone would give it a different look from the granite he often paints.

According to the tourism bureau, the main face honours General Leonard Wood, the Medal of Honor recipient, and the Rough Rider era, with a scene of a drill sergeant and a recruit in basic combat training. The reverse shows "The Spirit of Pulaski County", a P-51 Mustang aircraft bought for the Second World War effort through a War Loan Drive, and the top carries a painted American flag. Historical Marker Database photographs from 2020 also record a fallen soldier memorial among the images.

In 2017 the bureau said Sorensen does not normally return to repaint his rocks other than the original in Iowa, and that three protective sealants were meant to keep the colours vivid for forty years.

The rock is one part of a larger display. A 2026 visitor guide counts more than 20 locally sourced boulders used as painted canvases, and Pulaski County Tourism lists the display as open 24 hours with free admission. A July 2026 visitor guide calls it free and outdoors.

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An outdoor display of painted boulders and murals around the Freedom Rock, with a veterans memorial beside it. Pulaski County Tourism lists it as open 24 hours with free admission and leashed pets allowed outdoors; the Missouri Division of Tourism lists it as not wheelchair accessible.

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On St. Robert Boulevard in St. Robert, between Interstate 44 and the boulevard; Pulaski County Tourism gives 210 St. Robert Blvd. It is a public outdoor display, listed as open 24 hours.

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