Brooking Township in Raytown in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Richards Flying Field
Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 28, 2019
1. Richards Flying Field Marker
As viewed looking east.
Erected 1979 by Raytown Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. 38° 59.686′ N, 94° 28.569′ W. Marker is in Raytown, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Brooking Township. It is on East Gregory Boulevard 0.1 miles west of Ditzler Avenue, on the left when traveling west. 342'west of Ditzler Avenue on the south side of the street. It is on the property of US Bank as of the date of this posting. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9063 East Gregory Boulevard, Kansas City MO 64133, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Barnes Enclosure (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1844 Homestead (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Ray Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); Where Wagons Rolled / Wieduwilt Swales (approx. 2.1 miles away); Byram's Ford Historic District
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Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 28, 2019
2. Richards Flying Field Marker
As viewed looking west.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
