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

The Barnes Enclosure

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

1. The Barnes Enclosure Marker

Inscription. This property was settled in 1836 by the Jesse Barnes Family. It was one of the first stops out of Independence on the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails. The travelers'diaries, letters and memoirs often make note of their overnight camping or securing lodging in the Barnes home. Today the site is known as Cave Spring.

Erected by Raytown Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 38° 59.703′ N, 94° 29.008′ W. Marker is in Raytown, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in South Kansas City. It is on East Gregory Boulevard 0 miles west of Blue Ridge Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. This marker is 282' west of Blue Ridge Boulevard on the south side of Gregory Boulevard, at the entrance to Cave Spring Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8701 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,

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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: Richards Flying Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1844 Homestead (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Ray Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.4 miles away); Where Wagons Rolled / Wieduwilt Swales (approx. 1.9 miles away); Byram's Ford Historic District (approx. 2½ miles away); Contested Crossing (approx. 2.6 miles away); Storm of Lead (approx. 2.6 miles away); Byram's Ford and the Battle of Westport (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raytown.

Bartelli Cascades image. Click for full size.

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

2. Bartelli Cascades

Cave Spring Interpretive Center sign image. Click for full size.

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

3. Cave Spring Interpretive Center sign

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 959 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.