Bradshaw Park
Bradshaw Park honors the memory of the pioneer Bradshaw family headed by Charles A. and Sarah Bradshaw.
On May 25, 1869 they gave land to the Missouri River, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad for the establishment and maintenance of a railroad station. That land and the station, helped insure the success of Lenexa.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1832.
Location. 38° 57.723′ N, 94° 44.299′ W. Marker is in Lenexa, Kansas, in Johnson County. It is on Santa Fe Trail Drive west of Noland Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lenexa KS 66215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Fe Trail (here, next to this marker); Opening the Floodgates (approx. 2.1 miles away); Voices from the Trail (approx. 2.1 miles away); Two Routes from Westport (approx. 2.1 miles away); Wagons and Coaches... ...to Trains and Planes (approx. 2.1 miles away); "Wheels of Progress" (approx. 3½ miles away); The Pioneer Spirit (approx. 3½ miles away); Heritage of Johnson County, Kansas (approx. 3.8 miles away).
Also see . . . The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad. Legends of Kansas website entry (Submitted on January 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on February 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on May 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
