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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jackson County, Missouri
Independence and Kansas City are both the county seat for Jackson County
Adjacent to Jackson County, Missouri
Cass County(40) ► Clay County(78) ► Johnson County(19) ► Lafayette County(56) ► Ray County(13) ► Johnson County, Kansas(105) ► Wyandotte County, Kansas(104) ►
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On Brookside Boulevard at 55th Street, on the right when traveling north on Brookside Boulevard.
This plaque is placed here in honor of James Gailey Ashley, Jr. and his wife, Pamela C. Ashley, who for 25 years struggled and sacrificed to preserve this railroad right-of-way, which provided freight and passenger service beginning in the . . . — — Map (db m69375) HM
On Wornall Road at 53rd Terrace, on the left when traveling north on Wornall Road.
On Oct. 23, 1864 near noon Col. McGhee's mounted Arkansans charged north on Wornall Lane to capture McLain's Colorado Battery. Capt. Johnson of the 15th Kas. Cavalry attacked saving the guns. McGhee was killed in a hand-to-hand fight with the . . . — — Map (db m29658) 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 Baltimore Avenue south of West 20th Street, on the right when traveling south.
2000 Baltimore Avenue
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1913 — — Map (db m199581) HM
On Grand Boulevard north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north.
William Rockhill Nelson, founder of the Kansas City Star in 1880, was largely responsible for building here one of the nation's most influential newspapers. His guidance helped Kansas City become a major metropolitan center. — — Map (db m63965) HM
On 12th Street west of Wyandotte Street, on the left when traveling west.
This heroic size interpretation of
Frederic Remington's
"Bronco Buster"
is presented by friends of
Dutton Brookfield, 1917-1979
to memorialize his promotion
of the Kansas City Spirit
through outstanding business, civic
and . . . — — Map (db m88206) HM
He was a member of the firm of
Russell, Majors and Waddell,
founders, owners and operators
of the Pony Express.
This marks his grave.
The Pony Express
1860-1861 • 1960-1961 — — Map (db m63030) HM
Erected by the
United States
to mark the burial place of
fifteen Confederate Soldiers
who died at Kansas City, Missouri,
while prisoners of war and
whose remains were buried in the
City Cemetery and subsequently
removed to . . . — — Map (db m63093) WM
On 13th Street, 0.1 miles east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Kansas City’s expression of service and hospitality has a rich historical heritage starting in 1899, when the original convention hall opened with a concert by John Philip Sousa and his band. The success of the hall was proven when the Democratic . . . — — Map (db m86215) HM
On West 8th Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street.
This "Spirit Mall" celebrates the hold, visionary spirit of the Kansas City region in the early days after the Civil War. Even with seemingly insurmountable challenges, the Kansas City community saw opportunity and took the steps necessary to become . . . — — Map (db m199285) HM
On 9th Street at Broadway Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
This sculpture serves as a memorial to the great herds of Plains Buffalo - a reminder of what was compromised in the development of our great nation and is now lost from the landscape
- Marc Swanson, artist, 2010
The primary cause of the . . . — — Map (db m88200) HM
On Madison Street north of West 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Artist
Ed Hogan, creator of the Exodus Family, is a life-long resident of Kansas City, Kansas. Hogan was born in 1937 and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute. He went on to get a master of Arts . . . — — Map (db m199278) HM
Revolutionary War Patriot
Taken captive - Martin's Station,
on land now part of Kentucky,
June 1780
Held by British until
November 1782 — — Map (db m63147) HM
On West 8th Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States with the purchase of 530 million acres of land from the French government. The Louisiana Purchase captured the imagination of our nation with promises of adventure and . . . — — Map (db m199280) HM
Famous Painter & Portrait Artist
Internationally Known
State Treasurer
State Adjutant General
President, Kansas City, Mo. Police Board
——————————
Eminently gifted, almost . . . — — Map (db m62974) HM
RAYMOND J. CAFFREY
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
OTTO REED
Chief of Police, McAlester, Oklahoma
WILLIAM J. GROOMS
Detective, Kansas City Missouri Police Department
FRANK HERMANSON
Detective, Kansas City Missouri Police . . . — — Map (db m19942) HM
Died on the Santa Fe Trail between
Council Grove, Ks. and Kansas City, Mo.
Member, Georgia State Legislature
Mexican War Veteran
First Territorial Governor of New Mexico — — Map (db m63021) HM
On The Paseo at 19th Street, on the left when traveling north on The Paseo.
This Building was originally constructed as the Paseo YMCA which opened in 1914 to provide Kansas citians of color a place that would specifically allow them a public or private multi-purpose facility serving as a meeting place for community . . . — — Map (db m98433) HM
John C. McCoy founded West Port, Mo. in 1834. He was also one of the original proprietors of the Town of Kansas, later Kansas City, Mo., in 1846 — — Map (db m62986) HM
On Hickory Street at West 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Hickory Street.
At the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas (Kaw) rivers, on the great bend of the Missouri, longest of the U.S. rivers, this famous city of the vast Missouri Valley was first incorporated, 1850, as the Town of Kansas. The first white man known to . . . — — Map (db m198773) HM
On W 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Organized in 1949 to investigate corruption, the Commission has become a model for ways to organize the struggle for greater public safety. At its inception, Kansas City Businessman and civic leader E.M. Dodds pushed for the Commission to cut down . . . — — Map (db m134079) HM
On 13th Street at Wyandotte Street, on the left when traveling west on 13th Street.
[Cornerstone] Laid November 29, 1934, by the Will of the People, which is the cornerstone of all good government.
——————————
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works - . . . — — Map (db m88208) HM
On Arena Drive at American Royal Drive, on the right when traveling west on Arena Drive.
Opening as the Kansas Stockyards Company on June 1, 1871, it soon was renamed and reorganized as a bi-state Kansas City Stock Yards Company, growing to 13 acres by 1878. Built by enterprising railroad officials such as C.V. Morris and stock traders, . . . — — Map (db m199289) HM
On West Pershing Road near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
On this spot on the first day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty One during the Third Convention of the American Legion in the presence of the associated war leaders Ferdinand Foch Marshal of France Armando Diaz General of the Army of . . . — — Map (db m44366) HM WM
Mayor of Kansas City - 1855 to 1859 and 1862. One of our outstanding pioneers of this great city. He was responsible for the first grading of streets beyond the levee and for obtaining the first gas and water plants. He also served in the . . . — — Map (db m63148) HM
More than two centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis, William T. Clark and their Corps of Discovery passed by this place. They traveled the pristine Missouri River for the majority of their 1804-1806 epic search for a waterway to the West Coast. Their . . . — — Map (db m200143) HM
For centuries, native people paddled their dugout canoes on the dark currents of the muddy Missouri. In the early 1800s, French trappers and traders, such as Francois Chouteau, ventured upriver to exploit the abundant wildlife: beaver, river otter, . . . — — Map (db m200141) HM
By the 1840s, hundreds of steamboats churned up the river carrying settlers west on the first leg of their journey. At Independence and Kansas City, settlers loaded manufactured goods onto wagon trains and headed farther west via the Oregon, . . . — — Map (db m200137) HM
From its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to its mouth at the Mississippi, the Missouri River carries water 2,315 miles. Everything that happens on the land in this vast watershed affects the quality and quantity of water that flows in the river. . . . — — Map (db m200363) HM
On 9th Street west of Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Architects: Bradley, Winslow, & Wetherell
Constructed: 1887-88
The great building boom of the 1880's, when eastern business invested heavily in the new cities of the frontier, produced this and several other significant structures in Kansas . . . — — Map (db m64002) HM
On 9th Street at Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
Architects: McKim, Mead and White
Constructed: 1887-90
This Neo-Renaissance Style office building symbolizes the faith of the moneyed East in Kansas City during the unprecedented prosperity of the 1880's. The bronze eagle was cast in the . . . — — Map (db m64003) HM
On 13th Street, 0.1 miles east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
English Version
A short distance northwest of this marker was the center of the village which in the early 1800's the St. Louis Chouteau called "Chez Lez Canses"" meaning "at the home of the Kansas." Others called it . . . — — Map (db m86214) HM
On Wyandotte Street at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on Wyandotte Street.
Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom
The Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom, formed in March 1966, was the first organization in Kansas City to address the needs of the local gay and lesbian community.
Under Drew Shafer's . . . — — Map (db m198762) HM
On Kessler Road, on the right when traveling south.
People Of Kansas City
By
Howard Vanderslice
To Commemorate
The Pioneer Mother
Who With Unfaltering Trust
In God Suffered The Hardship
Of The Unknown West
To Prepare For Us A Homeland
Of Peace And Plenty
Alexander Phimister . . . — — Map (db m35749) HM
On East 19th Street at Tracy Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 19th Street.
Richard Thomas Coles
(educator)
Located here at 1835 Tracy, the R.T. Coles Vocational and Junior High School opened in 1936 in the building formerly occupied by Lincoln School. The school was named for Richard Thomas Coles in . . . — — Map (db m200145) HM
On Grand Boulevard just south of East Pershing Road, on the right when traveling south.
The great trail to Santa Fe began substantially in 1849 when the Kansas City Levee became the major landing for Santa Fe trade. Beginning on the river front at 2nd and Grand, the wagons followed the route built by Peter Roy and John C. McCoy by . . . — — Map (db m194977) HM
On Walnut Street north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The exterior of the Scarritt Arcade with its ornate terra cotta shows the influence of Louis Sullivan and the 'Chicago School' of architecture. An interior skylighted open well, with windows on all sides, allows natural light into the offices . . . — — Map (db m88180) HM
On Main Street near Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This monument is dedicated to the Sisters of Saint Mary, now known as the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, who established St. Mary's Hospital on the property immediately to the south.
The cornerstone for St. Mary's was laid on October 13, 1907, and . . . — — Map (db m44387) HM
On Madison Street north of West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The border between Missouri and Kansas was once the most contested dividing line in the nation. It was here that abolitionist jayhawkers from Kansas and pro-slavery troops from Missouri fought to preserve their ideals and ways of life. To many . . . — — Map (db m199291) HM
On Wyandotte Street, on the right when traveling south.
To Commemorate
the
Valor and Patriotism of the Men Who Served
in the
War with Spain
Philippine Insurrection
and
China Relief Expedition
1898-1902 — — Map (db m61146) WM
On American Royal Court, on the right when traveling east.
The roots of the American Royal stem from the National Hereford Show in the fall of 1899, held in a tent in the Kansas City Stockyards. The American Royal was the first nationwide show for the exposition and sale of purebred cattle, having an . . . — — Map (db m199287) HM
On Cemetery Road at Warwick Trafficway, on the left when traveling east on Cemetery Road.
(Left Side)The Cemetery The Union Cemetery was incorporated by the State of Missouri November 9, 1857 and the first interment was made in 1858. Many of the graves have been removed from earlier burying grounds whose capacities had been . . . — — Map (db m19941) HM
In 1885 board members of The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad approved the extension of their line from Ottumwa, Iowa, to Kansas City. The entry of the "Milwaukee Road," as the railroad was later called, into Missouri occurred during its . . . — — Map (db m199582) HM
Built in 1887 for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, the expansive brick building, known in Kansas City as the "Freight House," was originally used as a freight terminal for the historic rail line. The combination freight and office . . . — — Map (db m199579) HM
In October 1995, the Freight House was acquired by Kansas City Freight House LLC, for an adaptive reuse project. Construction of the up-scale urban restaurant, Lidia's, began in the spring of 1998 and was completed by the fall. As part of the . . . — — Map (db m199580) HM
On Genessee Street, on the right when traveling south.
English Side
One of America’s oldest and most prestigious livestock expositions, the American Royal, is situated in the very spot where Kansas City, the gateway to the agricultural West, had its beginnings. This little French-speaking enclave . . . — — Map (db m86358) HM
On Southwest Boulevard north of 31st Street, on the left when traveling north.
Firefighter Virgil Sams
Captain George Bartels
Firefighter Delbert Stone
Firefighter Neal Owen
Captain Peter Sirna
Civilian Francis J. Toomes
To each who come before this
memorial in remembrance of the final
fire for these . . . — — Map (db m60425) HM
On Grand Boulevard at Truman Road North Drive, on the right when traveling north on Grand Boulevard.
Very near here at 1425 Grand Avenue during The Civil War, a tragedy occurred that was to intensify the ferocious hatred of the Border guerrillas for the Union forces. Under Union General Ewing's orders, the guerrillas' women were imprisoned in a . . . — — Map (db m42056) HM
On West Pershing Road at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pershing Road.
Following the flood of 1903, Kansas City's original Union Depot, located in Kansas City's west bottoms, was rebuilt on this site in 1914 as Union Station and heralded as one of the most beautiful train stations, and the third largest passenger rail . . . — — Map (db m198768) HM
On OK Street west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This 1880s iconic clock was originally constructed by the E. Howard Clock Company. By the mid-1880s it sat at the corner of 10th and Main Streets. In 1918, it was moved to 11th and Grand Avenue. Then in 1936, it was moved to Union Station where, . . . — — Map (db m198747) HM
Through the efforts of the
Permanent Memorial Day Committee Inc.,
Kansas City, Mo.
This Flag Is Dedicated
as a memorial to the
Veterans of All Wars of
The United States of America
who are buried in this cemetery.
Their . . . — — Map (db m63025) WM
Born Bridgeport Virginia Sept. 16, 1816. Came to Missouri in 1843. Was United States Senator from Missouri 1861. Confederate Soldier 1861-1863. Confederate States Senator from Missouri 1863 to 1865. President Constitutional Convention of Missouri . . . — — Map (db m91842) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: April 26, 1947 Mobile, Alabama
Batted/Threw: Right
Position: Center fielder
Amos Otis played center field for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1983. He was an All-Star in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1976 and a gold glove award . . . — — Map (db m198919) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: June 17, 1940 Shelby, North Carolina
College: Minnesota
Position: Linebacker/Defensive End
Bobby Bell played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League from 1963-1969 and continued to play for the Chiefs in the . . . — — Map (db m198924) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th Century. Born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, California, and was an outstanding high school and collegiate athlete in track & field, basketball, football, and . . . — — Map (db m198927) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: Nov. 13, 1911 Carrabelle, Florida
Died: Oct. 6, 2006 Kansas City, Missouri
Threw: Right
Position: First baseman, Outfielder, Manager
Buck O'Neil played for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1938-1947 winning the Negro American League . . . — — Map (db m198930) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: Feb. 18, 1949 Detroit, Michigan
Batted/Threw: Left
Position: First baseman
John Mayberry was a classic left handed slugging first baseman for the Kansas City Royals from 1972-1977. He took center stage his first season in Kansas . . . — — Map (db m198922) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: April 19, 1935 Chicago, Illinois
Died: April 6, 1998 Omaha, Nebraska
Batted/Threw: Right
Position: Relief pitcher
John Wyatt was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1961, after pitching in the Negro . . . — — Map (db m198931) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Timeline:
1923: Stadium opens as "Muehlebach Field", named for George Muehlebach, who owned the minor-league Blues
1924: KC Monarchs won the Negro Leagues World Series here
1937: Ballpark was named "Ruppert Stadium" honoring Yankees . . . — — Map (db m198933) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: July 7, 1906 Mobile, Alabama
Died: June 8, 1982 Kansas City, Missouri
Threw: Right
Position: Pitcher
Satchel Paige was known for his outstanding control as a pitcher and his love for the game of baseball which made him one of . . . — — Map (db m198929) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Known as:
• Muehlebach Field (1923-1937) • Ruppert Stadium (1937-1943)
• Blues Stadium (1943-1954) • Municipal Stadium (1955-1976)
(front side:)
You are standing on the former site of Municipal Stadium, originally named . . . — — Map (db m198918) HM
On Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue.
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
This hall used by Musicians Union Local #627 served as a center for the . . . — — Map (db m6706) HM
On Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: August 11, 1942 Houston, Texas
College: Prairie View A&M University
Position: Wide Receiver
Was one of the best and most exciting wide receivers of his era…Played in one AFL All-Star game after the 1966 season and two AFC-NFC Pro . . . — — Map (db m198932) HM
On 18th Street east of Woodland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
News editor, 1923-1931, of The Kansas City Call. This plaque is dedicated in honor of his contributions to journalism and equality while he served as a journalist and, later, as leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored . . . — — Map (db m98427) HM
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 Brooklyn Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Brooklyn Avenue.
Born: Aug. 21, 1945 Clover, Virginia
College: Morgan State
Position: Linebacker
Willie Lanier played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League from 1967-1969 and in the National Football from 1970-1977. He was an AFL . . . — — Map (db m198925) 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
On 63rd Street at The Paseo, on the right when traveling east on 63rd Street.
On Oct. 22, 1864, after the Union line along the Big Blue was flanked, Jackman's Confederate Brigade overran the militia at the Mockbee Farm, 78th & Holmes, and drove Jennison's Union Brigade back to the state line. Jennison and Moonlight's . . . — — Map (db m30291) HM
On Westridge Road, 0.2 miles north of East Bannister Road, on the left when traveling north.
Earliest grave
Isaac Flanery, 1841
Last Recorded Grave
Andrew Jackson Frost, 1928
This one acre wooded glade is the resting place of approximately 25 early pioneers of the Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri area and several Union soldiers . . . — — Map (db m91100) HM
On Westridge Road at East 89th Terrace, on the left when traveling north on Westridge Road.
Two troops of Union Calvalry headed by Colonels Jennison and Pennock approached aross the level fields of the valley to engage 160 Confederate troops of Colonel Upton Hays who were encamped along both sides of the creek and among the timber and . . . — — Map (db m93751) HM
On Tenth Street, 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In June – July, 1861, barracks and service buildings within a 200-foot-square earthwork were built on this site by the battalion of United States Reserve Corps, Companies A, B, and C, organized by Major R. T. Van Horn, then Mayor of the City. By . . . — — Map (db m51192) HM
