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I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Bulldozer

World's First Bulldozer

 
 
Bulldozer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022
1. Bulldozer Marker
Inscription. Built by Earl McLeod and Jim Cummings of Morrowville in 1923.
 
Erected by Legends Outlets.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 39° 7.559′ N, 94° 49.54′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1803 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, 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 Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joe Henry Engle (a few steps from this marker); White Castle (a few steps from this marker); Helium (a few steps from this marker); Autopilot (within shouting distance of this marker); William Purvis & Charles Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Iva Pembridge Jarvis (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Maurice Greene (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
 
Regarding Bulldozer. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment
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complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.
 
Bulldozer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022
2. Bulldozer Marker
Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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Jun. 29, 2026