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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kansas City, Missouri

 
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 (78) Clinton County, MO (13) Jackson County, MO (356) Platte County, MO (72) Ray County, MO (13) Wyandotte County, KS (104)  ClayCounty(78) Clay County (78)  ClintonCounty(13) Clinton County (13)  JacksonCounty(356) Jackson County (356)  PlatteCounty(72) Platte County (72)  RayCounty(13) Ray County (13)  WyandotteCountyKansas(104) Wyandotte County (104)
Liberty is the county seat for Clay County
Kansas City is in Clay County
      Clay County (78)  
ADJACENT TO CLAY COUNTY
      Clinton County (13)  
      Jackson County (356)  
      Platte County (72)  
      Ray County (13)  
      Wyandotte County, Kansas (104)  
 
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1 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Antioch Acres — Antioch Church
On NE Antioch Road (Missouri Route 1) at NE 48th Street, on the right when traveling north on NE Antioch Road.
2 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Antioch Acres — Antioch Church — Clay County Historic Landmark
On NE Antioch Road (Missouri Route 1) at NE 48th Street, on the right when traveling north on NE Antioch Road.
3 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Antioch Acres — Antioch Church
On NE Antioch Road (Missouri Route 1) at NE 48th Street, on the right when traveling north on NE Antioch Road.
4 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Gracemor-Randolph Corners — Crowley Cemetery — Clay County Historic Landmark
On Northeast 48th Street, 0.3 miles east of Worlds of Fun Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
5 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Wheeler Downtown Airport — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
Near Richards Road.
6 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Wheeler Downtown Airport — Lou E. Holland — The Father of Kansas City Aviation — 1878 - 1960 —
7 Missouri, Clay County, Kansas City, Woodneath — Woodneath — Clay County Historical Society Historic Landmark —
On Flintlock Road, 0.4 miles north of Missouri Highway 152, on the right when traveling south.
8 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, 18th And Vine — American Jazz Museum
Near Vine Street north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north.
9 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, 18th And Vine — Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
On Vine Street north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north.
10 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Blenheim Square - Research Hospital — 15 — Harrisonville Road (Prospect)
On Meyer Blvd at Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Meyer Blvd.
11 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Broadway Gillham — Citizen - Soldier
On Broadway Boulevard north of 34th Street, on the left when traveling north.
12 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Broadway Gillham — Queen Anne Row Houses
On Main Street at East 34th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
13 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Brown Estates — Byram's Ford and the Battle of Westport — Battle of Westport • Byram's Ford • Big Blue Battlefield • 22-23 October 1864
Near Hardesty Avenue, 0.2 miles north of 63rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
14 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Brown Estates — Contested Crossing — Battle of Westport • Byram's Ford • Big Blue Battlefield • 23 October 1864
Near Hardesty Avenue north of 63rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
15 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Brown Estates — Storm of Lead — Battle of Westport • Byram's Ford • Big Blue Battlefield • 23 October 1864
Near Hardesty Avenue, 0.2 miles north of East 63rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
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16 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Central Hyde Park — Eagle Scout Tribute Fountain
On 39th Street at Gillham Road and Harrison Parkway, on the left when traveling east on 39th Street.
17 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Central Hyde Park — Hyde Park Neighborhood — Architect: George A. Mathews (1860-1903) Constructed: 1897-1917 — 1897 National and Kansas City Landmark Janssen Place Historic District —
Near East 36th Street at Janssen Place, on the right when traveling east.
18 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Central Hyde Park — Janssen Place Historic District — Constructed 1897 - 1917 — Kansas City Landmark
On 36th Street at Janssen Place, on the right when traveling east on 36th Street. Reported missing.
19 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Central Hyde Park — The First Golf Course in Kansas City
On Gillham Road at 36th Street, on the left when traveling south on Gillham Road.
20 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Columbus Park — Garrison Field House
On East 5th Street west of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
21 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Columbus Park — Holy Rosary's Bell Tower Cross
On Missouri Avenue at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling east on Missouri Avenue.
22 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Country Club Plaza — Giralda Tower
On 47th Street (U.S. 56) at Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 47th Street.
23 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Country Club Plaza — Landing At Westport — 1842
On Broadway Boulevard at Nichols Road, on the right when traveling south on Broadway Boulevard.
24 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Countryside — Country Club Line Historical Trolley Station
On 54th Street at Brookside Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on 54th Street.
25 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Countryside — James G. Ashley, Jr. and Pamela C. Ashley
On Brookside Boulevard at 55th Street, on the right when traveling north on Brookside Boulevard.
26 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Countryside — 7 — McGhee's Charge
On Wornall Road at 53rd Terrace, on the left when traveling north on Wornall Road.
27 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Countryside — The French and the Osage
On Wornall Road, on the right when traveling south.
28 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Crossroads — Liquid Carbonics Building
On West Baltimore Avenue south of West 20th Street, on the right when traveling south.
29 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Crossroads — William Rockhill Nelson — 1841 - 1915 — Historic Site in Journalism —
On Grand Boulevard north of 18th Street, on the right when traveling north.
30 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — "Bronco Buster"
On 12th Street west of Wyandotte Street, on the left when traveling west.
31 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Aladdin Hotel — Built 1925
On Wyandotte Street north of 13th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Alexander Majors — October 4, 1814 - - - January 14, 1900 — Honour To —
33 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Armour & Volker Building — 1902 — Architect: William W. Rose —
On 8th Street east of May Street, on the left when traveling east.
34 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Barton Brothers Shoe Company Building — 1895 — Architect: Shepard & Farrar —
On Central Street north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
35 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Bond Shoe Company Building — 1899 — Architect: Van Brunt & Bro. —
On 8th Street at May Street, on the left when traveling east on 8th Street.
36 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Builders and Traders Exchange Building — 1889 — Architect: Knox & Guinotte —
On Central Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Street.
37 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Burial Place of Fifteen Confederate Soldiers
38 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Burnham-Munger Manufacturing Company Building — 1892 — Architect: Walter C. Root —
On Central Street north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
39 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Catherine Purdom and Nancy Purdom Waskey
40 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Col. William Miles Chick — 1794 - 1847
41 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Commercial Building — 1909 — [Davidson's Enterprise Warehouse, Inc.] —
On Central Street at 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Central Street.
42 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Convention Center
On 13th Street, 0.1 miles east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
43 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Darby Trotter Spirit Mall — Riverfront Heritage Trail
On West 8th Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street.
44 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Descent of Civilization (Bison Memorial) — American Buffalo — (Bison bison) —
On 9th Street at Broadway Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
45 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Ed Hogan
On Madison Street north of West 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.
46 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Elizabeth Duncan Porter — 1750 - 1845
47 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Exchange Hotel Building — 1889
On 8th Street at Central Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Street.
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48 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Frankel, Frank & Company Building
On Wyandotte Street north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
49 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Franklin Pierce Fisk — 14 June 1857 - 23 June 1927
50 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Frontier Railroads in Kansas City
On West 8th Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street.
51 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — George Caleb Bingham — Born March 20, 1811 - Died July 7, 1879
52 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — In Memory of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the "Kansas City Massacre" — June 17, 1933
On West Pershing Road.
53 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — James Silas Calhoun — 1802 - 1852
54 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — John "Buck" O'Neil Center
On The Paseo at 19th Street, on the left when traveling north on The Paseo.
55 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — John C. McCoy
56 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Josephine Anderson
57 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Kansas City
On Hickory Street at West 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Hickory Street.
58 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission
On W 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
59 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
On 13th Street at Wyandotte Street, on the left when traveling west on 13th Street.
60 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Kansas City Paper House
On 7th Street at May Street, on the right when traveling west on 7th Street.
61 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Kansas City Stock Yards
On Arena Drive at American Royal Drive, on the right when traveling west on Arena Drive.
62 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Lechtman Printing Company Building — 1915 — Architect: Shepard Farrar Wiser —
On May Street south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south.
63 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Liberty Memorial
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64 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Liberty Memorial Dedication Site
On West Pershing Road near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
65 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Lieutenant Joseph Boggs — Pennsylvania Militia — Died January 22, 1843 —
66 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Mary A. Barnett Hale — 1831 - 1884
67 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Mayor Milton Jameson Payne — 10 - 29 - 1829 • 7 - 17 - 1900
68 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — McPike Drug Company Building — 1917 — Architect: Thomas Washburn —
On 7th Street west of Central Street, on the right when traveling west.
69 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Moving Hearts & Minds
On Riverfront Heritage Trail.
70 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Moving Indians, Trappers & Traders
Near Riverfront Trail.
71 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Moving Settlers West
Near Riverfront Trail.
72 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Moving Water — Missouri River Watershed
Near Riverfront Trail.
73 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Muse of the Missouri
On Main Street north of 9th Street, in the median.
74 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — New England Building — Kansas City Landmark
On 9th Street west of Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
75 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — New York Life Building — Kansas City Landmark
On 9th Street at Baltimore Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
76 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — 1 — Old French Kansas City
On 13th Street, 0.1 miles east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
77 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Phoenix Hotel Building — 1888
On 8th Street at Central Street, on the left when traveling east on 8th Street.
78 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom / North American Conference of Homophile Organizations
On Wyandotte Street at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on Wyandotte Street.
79 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Pioneer Mother Monument
On Kessler Road, on the right when traveling south.
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80 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Reicher and Sons, Robinson and Sons Building — 1904 — Architect: Smith and Rea —
On Broadway Boulevard at 7th Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway Boulevard.
81 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Richard Thomas Coles / R.T. Coles Vocational and Junior High School
On East 19th Street at Tracy Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 19th Street.
82 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Santa Fe Trail
On Grand Boulevard just south of East Pershing Road, on the right when traveling south.
83 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Scarritt Arcade — Kansas City Landmark — Architect: Root and Siemens • Constructed: 1906-1907 —
On Walnut Street north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
84 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Sisters of Saint Mary
On Main Street near Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south.
85 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Slavery in Kansas City
On Madison Street north of West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
86 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Spanish-American War / Philippine Insurrection / China Relief Expedition Monument
On Wyandotte Street, on the right when traveling south.
87 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The American Royal — (original location)
On American Royal Court, on the right when traveling east.
88 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The Cemetery
On Cemetery Road at Warwick Trafficway, on the left when traveling east on Cemetery Road.
89 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Near West 22nd Street west of Baltimore Avenue.
90 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Freight House — 101-123 W. 22nd Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Near West 22nd Street west of Baltimore Avenue.
91 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The Freight House
Near West 22nd Street west of Baltimore Avenue.
92 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The French Bottoms - Early Day Kansas City
On Genessee Street, on the right when traveling south.
93 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — The Southwest Boulevard Fire — August 18, 1959
On Southwest Boulevard north of 31st Street, on the left when traveling north.
94 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Thomas Jefferson (Squire) Goforth — 1804 - 1882
95 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Union Prison Collapse
On Grand Boulevard at Truman Road North Drive, on the right when traveling north on Grand Boulevard.
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96 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Union Station Kansas City
On West Pershing Road at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pershing Road.
97 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Union Station's Lamp Post Clock
On OK Street west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
98 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Veterans Memorial Flag
99 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — Washington Park Statue
On Grand Boulevard at Pershing Road, on the left when traveling north on Grand Boulevard.
100 Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Downtown Kansas City — William Gebhardt

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