THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
104 entries match your criteria. The first 100 are listed.                                               The final 4 ⊳

 
 

Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wyandotte County

 
Clickable Map of Wyandotte County, Kansas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Wyandotte County, KS (104) Johnson County, KS (123) Leavenworth County, KS (163) Clay County, MO (121) Jackson County, MO (388) Platte County, MO (77)  WyandotteCounty(104) Wyandotte County (104)  JohnsonCounty(123) Johnson County (123)  LeavenworthCounty(163) Leavenworth County (163)  ClayCountyMissouri(121) Clay County (121)  JacksonCounty(388) Jackson County (388)  PlatteCounty(77) Platte County (77)
Kansas City is the county seat for Wyandotte County
Adjacent to Wyandotte County, Kansas
Johnson County (123)  ►
Leavenworth County (163)  ►
Clay County, Missouri (121)  ►
Jackson County, Missouri (388)  ►
Platte County, Missouri (77)  ►
 
Touch name above to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
1 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — Bomber Builders —
Near North 126th Street.
2 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — Bonner Springs Veterans' Memorial —
On Cemetery Road, on the left.
3 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — Centennial Park Caboose —
On Cedar Street near 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — Kansas City, Kansas —
Near North 126th Street.
5 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — 2 — Kansas Indian Reservations —
Near North 126th Street.
6 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — The Ethnic Communities of Wyandotte County Sesquicentennial — 1859 - 2009 —
Near North 126th Street.
7 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Bonner Springs, Bonner - Loring — The National Farmers Memorial —
On 126th Street, on the left when traveling north.
8 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Edwardsville — Edwardsville Veterans Memorial —
On 3rd Street near Trant Street, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Argentine — Maple Hill Cemetery Civil War Memorial —
Near South 34th Street.
10 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — "the water…contains a half…Glass of ooze" —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
11 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — "we determin to delay at this Place" —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
12 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Bird Woman's Trail — In Honor of Sacagawea "Interpreter" —
Near Fairfax Trafficway 0.3 miles north of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Encampment at Kaw's Mouth - June 26-29, 1804 — by Ernst Ulmer - 2003 —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
14 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Homeland of the Kanza Indians —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
15 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Lewis and Clark at Kaw Point / Kaw Point — June 26-29, 1804 —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
Paid Advertisement
16 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — The Lewis and Clark Expedition —
Near Fairfax Trafficway.
17 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — "Jay" McShann — Jazz Musician — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
18 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Aaron Douglas — Painter — May 26, 1899 • Topeka, Kansas —
On Village West Parkway.
19 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Adolph F. Rupp — Basketball Player & Coach — September 2, 1901 • Halstead, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
20 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Alfred Landon — Progressive Politician & Former Governor of Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
21 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Autopilot — First Autopilot for Single Engine Airplanes —
Near Village West Parkway.
22 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Barry Sanders — Football Player — July 16, 1968 • Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
23 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Bennie Moten — Pianist & Bandleader — Kansas City —
Near Village West Parkway.
24 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Big Joe Turner/Pete Johnson — Vocalist & Boogie-Woogie Pianist — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
25 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Buck O'Neil — Baseball Player & Coach — Kansas City Monarchs —
Near Village West Parkway.
26 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Bulldozer — World's First Bulldozer —
Near Village West Parkway.
27 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Charles Curtis — 31st Vice President of the United States — January 25, 1860 • Topeka, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
28 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Charlie "Bird' Parker — Jazz Musician — August 29, 1920 • Kansas City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
29 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Clarence D. Batchelor — Political Cartoonist — Born 1888 • Osage City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
30 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Coleman "Hawk" Hawkins — Tenor Saxophonist — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
31 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Cpl. Lucas A. Frantz — War Hero — October 18, 1983 • Tonganoxie, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
Paid Advertisement
32 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Damon Runyon — Writer & Journalist — October 4, 1884 • Manhattan, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
33 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dorothy Gale — Kansas Icon — There's No Place Like Home —
Near Village West Parkway.
34 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dr. James Naismith — Father of Basketball — University of Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
35 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Drag Racing — First Drag Racing Nationals —
Near Village West Parkway.
36 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dwight D. Eisenhower — 34th President of the United States — Abilene, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
37 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Edward Dwight, Jr. — Sculpture & Aeronautical Engineer — September 9, 1933 • Kansas City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
38 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Elizabeth Layton — Painter — 1909 • Wellsville, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
39 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Eva Jessye — Dean of Black Music in America — January 20, 1895 • Coffeyville, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
40 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Frank Marshall Davis — Social Realist Poet, Prose Writer, Journalist — December 31, 1905 • Arkansas City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
41 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gale Eugene Sayers — Professional Football Player — May 30, 1943 • Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
42 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gerald Roberts — World Champion Cowboy — October 5, 1919 • Council Grove, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
43 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gwendolyn Brooks — Poet — June 7, 1917 • Topeka, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
44 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Helium — Kansas University, 1909 —
Near Village West Parkway.
45 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Iva Pembridge Jarvis — North American Trapshooting Champion — Phillipsburg, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
46 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Jess Willard — Heavyweight Boxing Champion — December 29, 1881 • St. Clere, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
47 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Joe Henry Engle — Former NASA Astronaut — August 26, 1932 • Chapman, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
Paid Advertisement
48 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Joe Sanders — Composer, Piano Player, Vocalist & Conductor — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
49 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — John Cameron Swayze — Journalist & Television Personality — April 4, 1906 • Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
50 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — John Steuart Curry — Painter — November 14, 1897 • Dunavant, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
51 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Julia Lee — Jazz Singer, Pianist — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
52 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Kansas Runners Dominate the 1500-meter Run —
Near Village West Parkway.
53 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Lester Young — Alto Saxophonist — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
54 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Lynette Woodard — Basketball Player — August 12, 1959 • Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
55 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Mary Lou Williams — Pianist, Composer, Educator, Humanitarian — Kansas City Jazz —
Near Village West Parkway.
56 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Maurice Greene — Olympic Runner — July 23, 1974 • Kansas City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
57 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Mayor — First Woman Mayor of Kansas City, KS —
Near Village West Parkway.
58 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Merle Evans — Band Director — Born 1894 • Columbus, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
59 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — NASCAR — First Nascar Winner —
Near Village West Parkway.
60 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Osage Indians — Native Americans — Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
61 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Ralph Houk — Baseball Manager — August 9, 1919 • Lawrence, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
62 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Rick Mears — Race Car Driver — December 3, 1951 • Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
63 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Robert Joseph Dole — Political Leader & Statesman — July 22, 1923 • Russell, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
Paid Advertisement
64 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Robert Merrell Gage — Printer, Sculptor, Lithographer — December 26, 1892 • Topeka, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
65 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Samuel Edward Ramey — Opera Star — March 28, 1942 • Colby, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
66 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Susanna Madora Salter — Nation's First Woman Mayor — Argonia, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
67 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — The Golden Mean —
Near Village West Parkway.
68 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Tom S. Watson — Professional Golfer — Stillwell, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
69 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — W. Eugene Smith — Photojournalist — December 20, 1918 - Wichita, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
70 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Walter Johnson — Major League Pitcher — November 6, 1887 • Humboldt, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
71 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — White Castle — First National Hamburger Chain —
Near Village West Parkway.
72 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wilbur "Buck" Clayton — Arranger, Composer, Trumpeter, Band Leader — November 12, 1911 • Parsons, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
73 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Allen White — Newspaper Owner and Editor — February 10, 1868 • Emporia, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
74 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William C. Menninger, MD — Psychiatrist — October 15, 1899 • Topeka, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
75 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Inge — Playwright — May 3, 1913 • Independence, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
76 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Purvis & Charles Wilson — Aviation Pioneers — Goodland, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
77 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wilt Chamberlain — Professional Basketball Player — University of Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
78 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wyatt Earp —
Near Village West Parkway.
79 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wyatt Earp — Marshal — Wichita & Dodge City, Kansas —
Near Village West Parkway.
Paid Advertisement
80 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kensington — Riverview Boulevard Cable Car Line —
On Central Avenue at 19th Street, on the right when traveling east on Central Avenue.
81 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — 88 — Delaware Crossing and the Grinter Ferry —
On Kaw Drive (State Highway 32) near 78th Street, on the left when traveling east.
82 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — Grinter House —
Near South 78 Street.
83 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — In Memory of Moses Grinter —
Near South 78 Street.
84 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Northwest — Mather Hall - Kansas City University —
On Parallel Parkway at 33rd Steet on Parallel Parkway.
85 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — John Brown —
On 27th Street at Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street.
86 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park —
On North 27th Street.
87 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro, Kansas — 1857 1862 — A Kansas City, Kansas Historic Site —
On 27th Street at Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street.
88 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Western University — 1881 - 1943 — A Kansas City, Kansas Historic Site —
On 27th Street at Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street.
89 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Commissioner Thomas F. Lally — Dedicated In Memory Of —
On 4th Street at Barnett Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street.
90 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Eliza Burton Conley —
Near Minnesota Avenue.
91 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church —
On 5th Street at State Street, on the right when traveling south on 5th Street.
92 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Helena Conley — Floating-Voice —
Near Minnesota Avenue.
93 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Judge Cordell D. Meeks, Sr. Plaza — Over 30 Years of Public Service —
On 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
94 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Silas Armstrong — Died Dec. 14, 1865 — Aged 55 Ys. 11 Mos. 11 Ds. —
Near 7th Street.
95 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial —
On 7th Street at Tauromee Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 7th Street.
Paid Advertisement
96 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — St. Mary's Church — Erected 1890 — A Kansas City Kansas Historic Site —
On 5th Street at Ann Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street.
97 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — The Cruise-Scroggs Mansion —
On North 4th Street at Ann Street, on the right when traveling south on North 4th Street.
98 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — The History of the Wyandot Indian Nation —
On 7th Street Trafficway (U.S. 69) north of Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
99 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — 115 — This Gateway to Kansas —
On Minnesota Avenue west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
100 ► Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Veterans Memorial —
On 6th Street at Elizabeth Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.

104 entries matched your criteria. The first 100 are listed above. The final 4 ⊳
 
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Nov. 11, 2026