On Chiefs Way at Red Coat Lane, on the right on Chiefs Way.
The Jackson County Sports Complex Authority was established in 1967 as a political subdivision of the State of Missouri to serve as the landlord between Jackson County and the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs. Construction began in the . . . — — Map (db m118948) HM
On Blue Ridge Boulevard at East 47th Street South, in the median on Blue Ridge Boulevard.
In memoriam
to those heroic boys
of
Jackson County
who gave their lives
in noble sacrifice to our country
in the World War
1914 - 1918
"There is no death! The stars go down
to rise upon some fairer shore:
and bright in . . . — — Map (db m70277) WM
This historic aviation facility is named in honor of longtime medical pathologist, Jackson County coroner, judge, and Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, Charles B. Wheeler. In appreciation of his dedication to air service expansion for the people of . . . — — Map (db m58406) HM
On West 11th Street 0.1 miles west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Father Donnelly came to Jackson County in 1845 to serve zealously for thirty five years as a frontier pastor at St. Mary's Church, Independence and Immaculate Conception Church, Kansas City. On this site of the first church property purchased in . . . — — Map (db m86219) HM
On Washington Street at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
Henry Lee Jost was temporarily placed in the Five Points Mission by his father after the death of his mother in approximately 1879. After his family failed to pay the orphanage boarding fees, Henry became a ward of the facility and was placed out . . . — — Map (db m185993) HM
Erected by G. G. Gage
to the memory of
his comrades who fell at
The Battle of the Blue.
Oct. 22, 1864.
By the blood of these heroes, and
their compatriots, this great
Republic was made to live
2nd Regiment K. S. M.
from . . . — — Map (db m47339) WM
On Shawnee Mission Parkway near Melrose Lane, on the right when traveling east.
The Santa Fe Trail went through two decades of change in the Kansas City area before evolving into it's final form by about 1840. In the early years of that decade it also became the route of the Oregon Trail and California Trail.
1821 - . . . — — Map (db m50679) HM
Near West 103rd Street 0.1 miles east of State Line Road, on the right when traveling east.
For more than a century, a mill thrived on the banks of Indian Creek, supporting early Jackson County settlers and contributing to the growth of south Kansas City.
What would become widely known as Watts Mill bears the name of the family who . . . — — Map (db m251736) HM
On East Red Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east.
John Calvin McCoy (1811-1889), an enterprising young surveyor, built a two-story log trading post in the hills four miles south of the Missouri River in 1833. Later known as Westport, it became a trading and outfitting center for traders, fur . . . — — Map (db m199448) HM
Near Hardesty Avenue north of 63rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the frosty darkness of the early pre-dawn hours of October 22, 1864, 300 citizen soldiers of the 4th Kansas State Militia crossed over Byram's Ford here. They encamped on the west side in a nearby cornfield on the opposite high bank. The . . . — — Map (db m187215) HM
The town was only a spark in 1834 when entrepreneur and tradesman John Calvin McCoy cut a primitive path from this store to a prominent rock ledge on the river – a perfect landing for riverboats. The steamboat John Hancock, laden with . . . — — Map (db m87450) HM
On Main Street north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
On June 26, 1804 the Lewis & Clark Expedition known as President Jefferson's Corps of Discovery passed this place on their way west.
In 1825, treaties with the Kaw and Osage Indians opened up for settlement an area between Fort Osage to the . . . — — Map (db m252086) HM
On Old East Lexington Road 0.4 miles east of U.S. 24 when traveling east.
Approximately 15,000 mounted troops of Confederate General Sterling Price's Army of Missouri, including guerilla leader George Todd, engaged 3,500 Union soldiers under the command of Major General James G. Blunt on the western bluffs of the Little . . . — — Map (db m252198) HM
Originally known as Ottawa, 12th Street spanned from the West Bottoms, nestled in the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, to the eastern suburbs, dotted by small bungalows. At first a colorless retail strip, 12th Street blossomed into an . . . — — Map (db m200146) HM
On East 99th Street east of Holmes Road, on the right when traveling west.
Public/private partnerships preserve three National Historic Trails in south Kansas City, highlighting 19th century exploration and migration that shaped the nation. In the heart of the historic 3-Trails Corridor, the Trailside Center at East . . . — — Map (db m199522) HM
On Gulf Street at 11th Street West, on the right when traveling north on Gulf Street.
Side A
Lamar is distinguished as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. The son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman, he was born May 8, 1884. The family moved to Harrisonville in Cass . . . — — Map (db m42286) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue at Westport Road, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Price's Raid
Confederate General Sterling Price brought three mounted divisions from Arkansas into Missouri, September 19, 1864. Fighting several small battles he marched slowly north toward St. Louis, then struck westward to Jefferson City. . . . — — Map (db m20868) HM
On Main Street west of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Though the first known westbound wagon train led by William Sublette passed this way in 1827 following an old Kanza hunting trail, the Oregon Trail would not be well defined until 1842 when the report of John C. Fremont’s expedition became the . . . — — Map (db m81187) HM
On East Red Bridge Road, on the right when traveling west.
(This marker has two panels. From the left panel:)
Key Map
Traveling across this bridge, the fourth Red Bridge near this location since 1859, you may notice art panels attached to each of the large pillars that rise at both . . . — — Map (db m210568) HM
Near East 63rd Street west of Manchester Trafficway, on the right when traveling west.
The Battle
When Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price entered Jackson County, he commanded an army of around 12,000 troopers. He had amassed a train of around 500 wagons loaded with plunder and war supplies. As Price had marched across . . . — — Map (db m258395) HM
On Buckner-Tarsney Road, on the right when traveling north.
Four miles north are restored buildings of Fort Osage, westernmost frontier outpost of the U.S. government until 1819. One of 28 fortified Indian trading posts or "factories" operation on our Indian frontiers, 1795-1822, to promote and protect . . . — — Map (db m90355) HM
On Wornall Road, on the right when traveling south.
English Side
A Frenchman, Pierre Esprit Radisson, wrote in 1659 of a nation” of extraordinary height and bigness” (the Osage) living up the Missouri River. Marquette and Joliet’s 1674 maps show the village of the Osage, and some of . . . — — Map (db m86416) HM
On West College Street at North McCoy Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street.
Being at leisure one day, I rode over to Independence [from Westport, in May 1846]. The town was crowded. A multitude of shops had sprang up to furnish the emigrants and Santa Fe traders with necessaries for the journey; and there was an . . . — — Map (db m208146) HM
On Heritage Landing south of South St. Peters Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Cribbin's Home
• This park, historically known as the Cribbin's Home, Kuhlmann's Grove, and even Cedar Grove in 1875, features a well-known home built in the mid-1800s.
• The home was built by Lawrence Cribbin (sometimes spelled . . . — — Map (db m150854) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
