Swope Parkway - Elmwood in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Byram's Ford Historic District
Photographed by Thomas Onions, February 28, 2010
1. Byram's Ford Historic District Marker
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Site of the
Battle of the Big Blue
October 22 and 23, 1864
and the
Independence to Westport Road
text of small seal:
Howard N. Monnett Memorial
Civil War Round Table - KC
Battle of Westport
Erected by Civil War Roundtable of KC.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 22, 1909.
Location. 39° 0.985′ N, 94° 31.308′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Swope Parkway - Elmwood. It is on E 60th Street 0.2 miles east of Colorado Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Byram's Ford and the Battle of Westport (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Storm of Lead (about 600 feet away); Contested Crossing (about 600 feet away);
this page online
More about this marker. The marker is located at the western end of the trail that leads to Byram's Ford. Parking is nearby.
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Byram's Ford. Wikipedia entry of the Civil War Battle that took place here. (Submitted on March 14, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
2. Byram Ford Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form:
"The Byram's Ford site is a heavily wooded copse of about 12 acres bisected by the meandering course of the Big Blue River. The site contains Byram's Ford which in historic times afforded the traveler a good crossing point for mounted and wagon traffic and featured a traversable descending grade to the stream course and a firm rock-lined bottom through the Big Blue River." (Submitted on November 29, 2021, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas.)
Photographed by Thomas Onions, February 28, 2010
2. Byram's Ford Historic District Marker
Area photo of marker - signs in the background are the trailhead to the ford.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, February 28, 2010
3. Byram's Ford Historic District Marker
Photo of the ford. Signage reads:
BYRAM'S FORD
Historic Crossing on the Independece to Westport Road.
BYRAM'S FORD
Historic Crossing on the Independece to Westport Road.
Photographed by Thomas Onions, February 28, 2010
4. Byram's Ford Historic District Marker
Photo of the road going away from the ford.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. This page has been viewed 2,427 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on January 19, 2020, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2010, by Thomas Onions of Olathe, Kansas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
