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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wyandotte County, Kansas
Adjacent to Wyandotte County, Kansas
▶ Johnson County (104) ▶ Leavenworth County (106) ▶ Clay County, Missouri (75) ▶ Jackson County, Missouri (284) ▶ Platte County, Missouri (72)
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| | This memorial is erected in recognition of the men and women who built the B-25 bombers at the North American Aviation plant in Kansas City, Kansas, during World War II.
Between December 1941, and August 1945, over 50,000 employees built 6,608 . . . — — Map (db m46290) HM WM |
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| | Centennial Park was dedicated on August 25, 2001 to all the past, present and future generations of Bonner Springs and to all the citizens and business owners that have made our city what it is today. This park is a symbol of our heritage to the . . . — — Map (db m46783) HM |
| | In June, 1804, Lewis and Clark, exploring the Louisiana Purchase, camped where the Kansas river empties into the Missouri. Forty years later the Wyandot Indians were moved here from Ohio. Their tribal burial ground, Huron cemetery, may still be . . . — — Map (db m46303) HM |
| | When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, many different Indian nations occupied what is now the United States. European settlement gradually resulted in many of these native peoples being pushed to the west.
In 1825 the U.S. government . . . — — Map (db m46324) HM |
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In commemoration of the
ethnic communities present
in the new
Wyandotte County
created in 1859
Shawnee-Delaware • Wyandot • African • German
Irish • English • Scottish • Danish
1909
Within this 50 year span
the following . . . — — Map (db m46296) HM |
| | This Memorial is dedicated to the American Farmer past, present and future
To the Farmers of America
Because of the sacrifices that you have made
Because of the hardships that you have endured
Because of your determination to succeed . . . — — Map (db m46246) HM |
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To Honor Those Who
Serve Our Country
"Some Give All
All Give Some" — — Map (db m46244) WM |
| | "The water we drink or the Common water of the missourie at this time, contains a half a Comm Wine Glass of ooze or mud to every pint-"
William Clark
June 21, 1804
The Missouri River of Lewis and Clark's era was wild and unpredictable. It . . . — — Map (db m53941) HM |
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"…we determin to delay at this Place three or four Days to make observations & recruit the party…"
Captain William Clark
June 27, 1804
On June 26, 1804, the U.S. Army expedition led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William . . . — — Map (db m53964) HM |
| | She was not at Kaw's Mouth
in June 1804, but joined the expedition later in April of 1805 at the Mandan villages in what is now North Dakota. — — Map (db m54007) HM |
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This plaque dedicated August 17, 1979 for his effort in establishing on this site the first Strawberry Hill Summer Concert on June 25, 1978, featuring the St. John C. C. [Catholic Church] Tamburitzans, a group devoted to preserving the Croatian . . . — — Map (db m69476) HM |
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced certain eastern tribes westward into Kansas. In recognition of past acts of friendship by the Wyandots, the Delaware agreed to sell them 36 sections of their holdings. The Delaware also graciously donated 3 . . . — — Map (db m69400) HM |
| | Just east of this marker, at a point where an old Indian trail led to the water's edge, Moses Grinter established the first ferry on the Kansas River. The year was 1831, and Grinter became the earliest permanent white settler in the area. His ferry . . . — — Map (db m46329) HM |
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Departed this life May 28, 1946
Attorney at Law
Only woman ever admitted to
the United States Supreme Court — — Map (db m69384) HM |
| | June 26, Tuesday 1804. "passed a bad Sand bar, where our tow rope broke twice, & with great exertions we rowed round it and Came to & Camped in the Point above the Kansas River."
William Clark
This Kansas artist's interpretation of the . . . — — Map (db m53962) HM |
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In 1859, on this site, the
First Baptist Church
and
First African Methodist
Episcopal Church
of Kansas City, Kansas
were established in the
home of Mrs. Dinah Smith
by Rev. J. Strater and Rev. Buchanan
"How amiable are . . . — — Map (db m69483) HM |
| | Built by Moses R. Grinter in 1857 on the then Delaware Indian Reserve, this house was near the point where in 1831 he had begun operation of the first ferry on the Kansas River. For many years following its survey in 1837 the Fort Leavenworth - . . . — — Map (db m46338) HM |
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Wyandotte National Burying Ground
"Cursed be the villain that
molest their graves" — — Map (db m69385) HM |
| | As early as the 1600s, the Kanza (or Kaw) Indians migrated from their home east of the Mississippi River and up the Missouri River into what is now northeastern Kansas. In the 1700s, the Kanza occupied two villages on the west bank of the Missouri: . . . — — Map (db m53945) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m46340) HM |
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Erected to the memory of
John Brown
by a grateful people — — Map (db m69455) HM |
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'In November, 1972, the citizens of Wyandotte County, Kansas, were good enough to elect me as the first black judge of the District Court in the history of the state, but today there are black judges of that rank and higher all over the nation, . . . — — Map (db m69396) HM |
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Side A: Lewis and Clark at Kaw Point
The Lewis and Clark expedition arrived here at Kaw Point on June 26, 1804, concluding another daily struggle against the powerful current of the Missouri River. Captain William Clark wrote in his journal . . . — — Map (db m53939) HM |
| | In Memory
of
the soldiers
and sailors
who fought
in defence of
the Union
1861 - 1865 — — Map (db m22170) HM |
| | Kansas City University was founded by the Board of the Methodist Church in 1894, the cornerstone of Mather Hall being laid in 1896. It served the community with distinction, but was forced to close in 1933. The Augustinian Recollect Order had . . . — — Map (db m87463) HM |
| | West Inscription:
Many battles punctuated the movement to establish and maintain Kansas as a free state during the Civil War period. The quest for freedom exacted a heavy toll and caused many the ultimate sacrifice including John Brown the . . . — — Map (db m86331) HM |
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Near this site was located the historic town of Quindaro, founded in 1856 as a port-of-entry for free-soil immigrants into Kansas. The principal founder was Abelard Guthrie, who named the town for his Wyandotte Indian wife, Nancy Quindaro Brown. . . . — — Map (db m69458) HM |
| | Eighteenth and Central Ave. was the "end of the line" for the Riverview Cable Car serving Riverview Blvd. (now Central Ave.) The promoter, Col. David W. Edgerton & Associates, made his first revenue trip with the cable line on May 22, 1888. . . . — — Map (db m69398) HM |
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Erected by the People of Rosedale in honor of its citizens who answered their country's call and served under arms for the triumph of right over might in the World War
—————————— . . . — — Map (db m69345) WM |
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Dedicated to the Rosedale Veterans who gave their lives in service to our country
World War I
William Davis • Bert Newton • Lee McGee
World War II
Ruben Anderson • Albert Baehr • Lawrence Barben • Harold Clark • Emmett Corbin • . . . — — Map (db m69344) WM |
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The pioneer of the Wyandot Indians to the Kansas Valley in 1842. The leading man and constant friend of the Indian. A devout Christian and a good Mason. He leaves the craft on Earth and goes with joy to the great architect. — — Map (db m69393) HM |
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Dedicated to the heroes who
fought and died for their country
Justice actuated their heroism
Liberty inspired their courage
"Let us resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain." — — Map (db m69382) WM |
| | St. Mary's is the oldest Catholic parish in Kansas City, Kansas, established in 1858 as the Mother of God parish at Ninth and Ann Avenue. A second church was built in 1865 on land bought from Mathias Splitlog. The present church was begun in 1890 . . . — — Map (db m69461) HM |
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On this site in the old town of Wyandotte, James A. Cruise (1839-1873) and his wife, Margaret Kerstetter Cruise (1843-1915), built a small home about 10 years after Kansas became a state, in 1861. Mr. Cruise became the first Register of Deeds of . . . — — Map (db m69464) HM |
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The Rushton Bakery was designed by architect Ernest Brostrom, on the site of the first bakery built in 1888. This was Brostrom's finest work, and was modeled on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The figures above the entry were the work of . . . — — Map (db m69340) HM |
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Tablet 1
The Origins of the Wyandots
The story of the Wyandot Nations is both heroic and bitter. Once among the greatest of Indian tribes in northeast America, a warrior race whose influence reached from Canada to Kentucky, the . . . — — Map (db m72957) HM |
| | In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired . . . — — Map (db m53963) HM |
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Where the Kaw river joins the mighty Missouri in its sweep eastward, has witnessed many events of historical significance to this area, among them:
1804. Lewis and Clark, on their epic exploring trip assaying the new Louisiana Purchase, . . . — — Map (db m69478) HM |
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In memory and gratitude
for all who served
Dedicated 28 May 2001 — — Map (db m69477) WM |
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Western University had its beginning in the Quindaro Freedman's School founded in the 1860s by the Reverend Eben Blachley, a Presbyterian Minister.
The Freedmen's School was intended to provide education for the children of escaped slaves and . . . — — Map (db m69459) HM |
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