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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kansas City, Kansas

 
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 (105) Leavenworth County, KS (106) Clay County, MO (78) Jackson County, MO (356) Platte County, MO (72)  WyandotteCounty(104) Wyandotte County (104)  JohnsonCounty(105) Johnson County (105)  LeavenworthCounty(106) Leavenworth County (106)  ClayCountyMissouri(78) Clay County (78)  JacksonCounty(356) Jackson County (356)  PlatteCounty(72) Platte County (72)
Kansas City is the county seat for Wyandotte County
Kansas City is in Wyandotte County
      Wyandotte County (104)  
ADJACENT TO WYANDOTTE COUNTY
      Johnson County (105)  
      Leavenworth County (106)  
      Clay County, Missouri (78)  
      Jackson County, Missouri (356)  
      Platte County, Missouri (72)  
 
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1 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Argentine — Maple Hill Cemetery Civil War Memorial
2 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — "the water…contains a half…Glass of ooze"
3 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — "we determin to delay at this Place"
4 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Bird Woman's Trail — In Honor of Sacagawea "Interpreter"
5 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Encampment at Kaw's Mouth - June 26-29, 1804 — by Ernst Ulmer - 2003
6 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Homeland of the Kanza Indians
7 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — Lewis and Clark at Kaw Point / Kaw Point — June 26-29, 1804
8 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Fairfax — The Lewis and Clark Expedition
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9 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — "Jay" McShann — Jazz Musician — Kansas City Jazz —
10 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Aaron Douglas — Painter — May 26, 1899 • Topeka, Kansas —
11 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Adolph F. Rupp — Basketball Player & Coach — September 2, 1901 • Halstead, Kansas —
12 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Alfred Landon — Progressive Politician & Former Governor of Kansas
13 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Autopilot — First Autopilot for Single Engine Airplanes
14 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Barry Sanders — Football Player — July 16, 1968 • Wichita, Kansas —
15 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Bennie Moten — Pianist & Bandleader — Kansas City —
16 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Big Joe Turner/Pete Johnson — Vocalist & Boogie-Woogie Pianist — Kansas City Jazz —
17 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Buck O'Neil — Baseball Player & Coach — Kansas City Monarchs —
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18 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Bulldozer — World's First Bulldozer
19 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Charles Curtis — 31st Vice President of the United States — January 25, 1860 • Topeka, Kansas —
20 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Charlie "Bird' Parker — Jazz Musician — August 29, 1920 • Kansas City, Kansas —
21 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Clarence D. Batchelor — Political Cartoonist — Born 1888 • Osage City, Kansas —
22 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Coleman "Hawk" Hawkins — Tenor Saxophonist — Kansas City Jazz —
23 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Cpl. Lucas A. Frantz — War Hero — October 18, 1983 • Tonganoxie, Kansas —
24 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Damon Runyon — Writer & Journalist — October 4, 1884 • Manhattan, Kansas —
25 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dorothy Gale — Kansas Icon — There's No Place Like Home —
26 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dr. James Naismith — Father of Basketball — University of Kansas —
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27 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Drag Racing — First Drag Racing Nationals
28 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Dwight D. Eisenhower — 34th President of the United States — Abilene, Kansas —
29 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Edward Dwight, Jr. — Sculpture & Aeronautical Engineer — September 9, 1933 • Kansas City, Kansas —
30 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Elizabeth Layton — Painter — 1909 • Wellsville, Kansas —
31 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Eva Jessye — Dean of Black Music in America — January 20, 1895 • Coffeyville, Kansas —
32 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 —
33 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gale Eugene Sayers — Professional Football Player — May 30, 1943 • Wichita, Kansas —
34 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gerald Roberts — World Champion Cowboy — October 5, 1919 • Council Grove, Kansas —
35 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Gwendolyn Brooks — Poet — June 7, 1917 • Topeka, Kansas —
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36 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Helium — Kansas University, 1909
37 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Iva Pembridge Jarvis — North American Trapshooting Champion — Phillipsburg, Kansas —
38 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Jess Willard — Heavyweight Boxing Champion — December 29, 1881 • St. Clere, Kansas —
39 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Joe Henry Engle — Former NASA Astronaut — August 26, 1932 • Chapman, Kansas —
40 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Joe Sanders — Composer, Piano Player, Vocalist & Conductor — Kansas City Jazz —
41 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — John Cameron Swayze — Journalist & Television Personality — April 4, 1906 • Wichita, Kansas —
42 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — John Steuart Curry — Painter — November 14, 1897 • Dunavant, Kansas —
43 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Julia Lee — Jazz Singer, Pianist — Kansas City Jazz —
44 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Kansas Runners Dominate the 1500-meter Run
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45 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Lester Young — Alto Saxophonist — Kansas City Jazz —
46 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Lynette Woodard — Basketball Player — August 12, 1959 • Wichita, Kansas —
47 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Mary Lou Williams — Pianist, Composer, Educator, Humanitarian — Kansas City Jazz —
48 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Maurice Greene — Olympic Runner — July 23, 1974 • Kansas City, Kansas —
49 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Mayor — First Woman Mayor of Kansas City, KS
50 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Merle Evans — Band Director — Born 1894 • Columbus, Kansas —
51 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — NASCAR — First Nascar Winner
52 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Osage Indians — Native Americans — Kansas —
53 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Ralph Houk — Baseball Manager — August 9, 1919 • Lawrence, Kansas —
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54 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Rick Mears — Race Car Driver — December 3, 1951 • Wichita, Kansas —
55 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Robert Joseph Dole — Political Leader & Statesman — July 22, 1923 • Russell, Kansas —
56 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Robert Merrell Gage — Printer, Sculptor, Lithographer — December 26, 1892 • Topeka, Kansas —
57 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Samuel Edward Ramey — Opera Star — March 28, 1942 • Colby, Kansas —
58 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Susanna Madora Salter — Nation's First Woman Mayor — Argonia, Kansas —
59 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — The Golden Mean
60 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Tom S. Watson — Professional Golfer — Stillwell, Kansas —
61 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — W. Eugene Smith — Photojournalist — December 20, 1918 - Wichita, Kansas —
62 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Walter Johnson — Major League Pitcher — November 6, 1887 • Humboldt, Kansas —
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63 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — White Castle — First National Hamburger Chain
64 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wilbur "Buck" Clayton — Arranger, Composer, Trumpeter, Band Leader — November 12, 1911 • Parsons, Kansas —
65 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Allen White — Newspaper Owner and Editor — February 10, 1868 • Emporia, Kansas —
66 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William C. Menninger, MD — Psychiatrist — October 15, 1899 • Topeka, Kansas —
67 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Inge — Playwright — May 3, 1913 • Independence, Kansas —
68 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — William Purvis & Charles Wilson — Aviation Pioneers — Goodland, Kansas —
69 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wilt Chamberlain — Professional Basketball Player — University of Kansas —
70 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wyatt Earp
71 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, I-435 West KC-KS — Wyatt Earp — Marshal — Wichita & Dodge City, Kansas —
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72 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kensington — Riverview Boulevard Cable Car Line
73 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — 88 — Delaware Crossing and the Grinter Ferry
74 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — Grinter House
75 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Muncie — In Memory of Moses Grinter
76 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Northwest — Mather Hall - Kansas City University
77 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — John Brown
78 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park
79 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Quindaro, Kansas — 1857 1862 — A Kansas City, Kansas Historic Site —
80 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Quindaro Bluffs — Western University — 1881 - 1943 — A Kansas City, Kansas Historic Site —
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81 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Commissioner Thomas F. Lally — Dedicated In Memory Of
82 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Eliza Burton Conley
83 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — First Baptist Church and First African Methodist Episcopal Church
84 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Helena Conley — Floating-Voice
85 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Judge Cordell D. Meeks, Sr. Plaza — Over 30 Years of Public Service
86 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Silas Armstrong — Died Dec. 14, 1865 — Aged 55 Ys. 11 Mos. 11 Ds. —
87 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
88 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — St. Mary's Church — Erected 1890 — A Kansas City Kansas Historic Site —
89 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — The Cruise-Scroggs Mansion
90 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — The History of the Wyandot Indian Nation
91 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — 115 — This Gateway to Kansas
92 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Riverview — Veterans Memorial
93 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Rosedale — Rosedale Memorial Arch — [World War I Memorial]
94 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Rosedale — Rosedale War Memorial
95 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Rosedale — The George Rushton Baking Company — Erected 1920
96 Kansas, Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Victory Hills — Delaware & Wyandot Reserve — 14 December 1843
 
 
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