Muncie in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

In Memory of Moses Grinter

Moses Grinter Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011

1. Moses Grinter Marker

Inscription. In memory of
Moses Grinter who was sent here by the government in 1831 to establish the first ferry on the Kansas River. He operated a trading post for the Delaware Indian tribe until 1860, when it was closed. Delaware was the first post office in Kansas, established on Sept. 10, 1850.

This colonial brick house was built by Grinter in 1857.

Erected by The Mission Hills, Shawnee, Tomahawk, Wyandot, Betty Washington, Topeka, Capt. Jesse Leavenworth, James Ross, Polly Ogden, and John Haupt Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1850.

Location. 39° 4.459′ N, 94° 45.568′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Muncie. It can be reached from South 78 Street. Marker is at Grinter Place State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1420 South 78th Street, Kansas City KS 66111, 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 5 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grinter House (a few steps from this marker); Delaware Crossing and the Grinter Ferry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delaware & Wyandot Reserve (approx. 3.4 miles away); Edwardsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Walker School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Quantrill's Raid on Shawneetown (approx. 4.3 miles away); Pleasant View Veterans' Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Esther E. Brown (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . .
1. Grinter Place State Historic Site. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Grinter Place. Kansapedia website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 29, 2011

2. Moses Grinter Marker

Grinter Place in background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.