South Kansas City in Raytown in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

1844 Homestead

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 28, 2019

1. 1844 Homestead Marker

Inscription. 1844 homestead, Aunt Sophie's slave cabin, campsite on the Santa Fe Road, owned by Archibald Rice family 1836-1902

Erected by Raytown Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Santa Fe Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 39° 0.246′ N, 94° 28.905′ W. Marker is in Raytown, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in South Kansas City. It is on East 66th Street 0 miles east of Blue Ridge Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. 103'east of Blue Ridge Boulevard on the south side of East 66th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8801 East 66th Street, 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. 0.6 miles away); Richards Flying Field (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Ray Blacksmith Shop (approx. one mile away); Contested Crossing (approx. 2.3 miles away); Storm of Lead (approx. 2.3 miles away); Byram's Ford and the Battle of Westport (approx. 2.3 miles away); Byram's Ford Historic District

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of the Big Blue (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raytown.

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Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., September 28, 2019

2. 1844 Homestead

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 34 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.