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Historical Markers in Gladstone

 
Clickable Map of Clay County, Missouri 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 Clay County, MO (121) Clinton County, MO (14) Jackson County, MO (388) Platte County, MO (77) Ray County, MO (16) Wyandotte County, KS (104)  ClayCounty(121) Clay County (121)  ClintonCounty(14) Clinton County (14)  JacksonCounty(388) Jackson County (388)  PlatteCounty(77) Platte County (77)  RayCounty(16) Ray County (16)  WyandotteCountyKansas(104) Wyandotte County (104)
Liberty is the county seat for Clay County
Gladstone is in Clay County
Clay County (121)  ►
ADJACENT TO CLAY COUNTY
Clinton County (14)  ►
Jackson County (388)  ►
Platte County (77)  ►
Ray County (16)  ►
Wyandotte County, Kansas (104)  ►
 
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1 ► Missouri, Clay County, Gladstone — 36 — Atkins-Johnson Farm —
Near Northeast Pleasant Valley Road east of Northeast Antioch Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1824, William Allen, of Howard County, Missouri, applied for and received a land patent for the original 80 acres of land and later purchased additional land where the Atkins-Johnson Farm is today. Soon after, 130 acres of the land was sold to . . . — — Map (db m252138) HM
2 ► Missouri, Clay County, Gladstone — Atkins-Johnson Farmhouse —
Near Northeast Pleasant Valley Road east of Northeast Antioch Road, on the right when traveling east.
In honor of the original two story cabin erected circa 1826 — — Map (db m252135) HM
3 ► Missouri, Clay County, Gladstone — Atkins-Johnson House — Clay County Historical Society Historic Landmark —
Near Northeast Pleasant Valley Road east of Northeast Antioch Road, on the right when traveling east.
Log house of two rooms built by J.Z. Atkins in 1826 on an original land grant. Remodeled during the 86 years in this family. One of the county's best-preserved pioneer houses. Home of the Johnsons since 1922. — — Map (db m252136) HM
4 ► Missouri, Clay County, Gladstone — 24 — Historic Linden, Missouri —
On North Campbell Street at Northeast 69th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Campbell Street.
The initial inhabitants of Gladstone were Native Americans of the Missouri Osage, Blackhawk, Fox and Sac tribes. The first settlers came from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina. In the 1880's, W. E. Winner bought three 80-acre farms, . . . — — Map (db m252139) HM
5 ► Missouri, Clay County, Gladstone — 25 — Old Pike Road / Ferry Boat Operators at Kawsmouth —
On Northwest Old Pike Road at Northwest 51st Street, on the right when traveling south on Northwest Old Pike Road.
Old Pike Road is the oldest, most westerly, north-south road in Clay County. Starting at Kawsmouth on the north bank of the Missouri River in Harlem it ran north, skirting on the east an old river scar the settlers called “the slough bank,” until it . . . — — Map (db m252107) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026