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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kansas City, Missouri
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Kansas City's Old Square
Like New Orleans' "Vieux Carre," Kansas City's old market square and its surrounding Old Town streets in River Quay are oriented on the bias to the river in the Old World fashion, rather than on the strict . . . — — Map (db m61220) HM
(Side A)
In 1821, Francois and Berenice Chouteau arrived from St. Louis to establish Kansas City's first commercial emporium, the "Chouteau Trading Post", and in effect to found Kansas City. Francois was the grandson of Pierre Laclede, . . . — — Map (db m61246) HM
By May of 1854 the air was already electrified by the sizzling-hot debate of pro-slavery versus anti-slavery when Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Now, the western territory was open and available, and whoever settled Kansas first would . . . — — Map (db m87452) HM
Founder of The Kansas City STAR
Developer of the Historic Rockhill District
Patron of the Arts
William Rockhill Nelson was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and came to Kansas City in 1880. Shortly thereafter he produced the first issue . . . — — Map (db m50858) HM
For God - For Country - For DeMolay
[Back]
Dedicated on the 50th anniversary
of the Order of the DeMolay,
March 18, 1969, to the memory of
Frank S. Land
as a lasting tribute to his
inspiration and devotion to the . . . — — Map (db m91841) HM
The Park Maintenance Building, built in 1905, was designed as an "ornamental barn" by the master architect Adriance Van Brunt. The building, constructed of native limestonea and trimmed with vitrified brick, was to be used to house horses, . . . — — Map (db m44406) HM
Alexander Doniphan (1808-1887) negotiated the 1837 Platte Purchase, which increased the size of Missouri. It included the acquisition of St. Joseph, an important waterfront town and a point of departure for the Oregon and California Trails.
As . . . — — Map (db m199440) HM
Alexander Majors (1814-1900) was one of the greatest of the overland freighters and traders of the nineteenth century. He first got started in the overland trade in 1848 by taking a few wagons down the Santa Fe Trail. From this small start, Majors . . . — — Map (db m199424) HM
Felipe Chavez (1834-1906) was a skillful and ambitious merchant and trader from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born in 1834, he took over his family's business operations in 1856, and soon built a thriving and influential operation. Hispanic traders, such as . . . — — Map (db m199429) HM
Young (1812-1882) came to Missouri as a slave. He saved enough money to purchase both his freedom and his wife Matilda's freedom. By 1850, the Young family settled in Independence, where he became known for manufacturing high quality wagons for . . . — — Map (db m199428) HM
James P. Beckwourth (1798-1866) was born in Virginia in 1798 to a slave mother and a white father. His father brought James as a child to Missouri, and soon released him from slavery. Beckwourth, on the first of his several trips from Missouri to . . . — — Map (db m199380) HM
Jim Bridger (1804-1881) was one of the greatest American mountain men and frontier explorers. He was an eighteen-year-old member of William Ashley's first expedition in 1822 to the upper reaches of the Missouri River.
In 1843, he built a . . . — — Map (db m199426) HM
John Calvin McCoy (1811-1889), an enterprising young surveyor, built a two-story log trading post in the hills four miles south of the Missouri River in 1833. Later known as Westport, it became a trading and outfitting center for traders, fur . . . — — Map (db m199448) HM
Legendary frontiersman Christopher H. "Kit" Carson (1809-1868) was a mountain man, trapper, scout, Indian agent, explorer, and guide. Some of Carson's greatest adventures took place on the Santa Fe Trail, including his initiation into the Santa Fe . . . — — Map (db m199423) HM
(This marker has two panels. From the left panel:)
Key Map
Traveling across this bridge, the fourth Red Bridge near this location since 1859, you may notice art panels attached to each of the large pillars that rise at both . . . — — Map (db m210568) HM
Public/private partnerships preserve three National Historic Trails in south Kansas City, highlighting 19th century exploration and migration that shaped the nation. In the heart of the historic 3-Trails Corridor, the Trailside Center at East 99th . . . — — Map (db m199522) HM
Visiting the Trails Today
The Santa Fe, Oregon and California Trails had a significant role in the history of the United States and have been designated by Congress as National Historic Trails. The National Park Service partners with site . . . — — Map (db m199379) HM
In 1864 the ford across the Blue River was near where the bridge to the north now stands. Blue River road did not exist the. On October 22, 1864. Kansas Militia, defending this ford to prevent crossing by Confederate General Price, withdrew to the . . . — — Map (db m19731) HM
Susan Magoffin (1827-1855) was one of the first European American women to travel the Santa Fe Trail, a two-way trading route with Mexico. She recorded her journey in Down the Santa Fe Trail and into Mexico, a diary that was first published . . . — — Map (db m199446) HM
About 4 p.m. Oct. 23, 1864 after their victory at Westport the Union leaders met here for consultation. Included were Generals Curtis, Blunt, Pleasonton and Dietzler; Gov. Carney and Sen. Jim Lane of Kansas. The Confederates had lost over 1,000 men . . . — — Map (db m20598) HM
Why Did The Historic Trails Go Where They Went?
When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, trade with the United States soon followed. William Becknell and five companions from the Franklin, Missouri area were the first to use . . . — — Map (db m199377) HM
Built in 1858 by John Wornall on his 640-acre farm, this house was in the center of heavy fighting on October 23, 1864. After the last Confederate charge to the north toward Westport was repulsed, this house was used as a field hospital for both . . . — — Map (db m28072) HM
Here just before noon on Sunday, October 23, 1864, Major General Samuel Ryan Curtis, commanding the Federal Army of the Border, began his flanking movement of Brigadier General Joseph Orville Shelby's Division of the Confederate Army of Missouri. . . . — — Map (db m21702) HM
The brick house in the rear was owned by Wm. Bent, fur trader. On Sun., Oct. 23, 1864 heavy fighting occurred here. After Union Gen. Curtis flanked the Confederate line by coming up a ravine (Rockwell Lane) his troops were a few rods north of the . . . — — Map (db m21722) HM
Founder of the
Presidents and Past Presidents
General Assembly
of
Greater Kansas City, Incorporated
to further the war efforts
and served as it's president
1917-1918 • 1925-1942 . . . — — Map (db m88269) HM
2012 marks the Centennial Anniversary
of the gift of 3,000 Flowering Cherry Trees
from Japan to the United States.
To celebrate this Anniversary, the
Japanese Government repeated the gift to cities
throughout the United States
as a . . . — — Map (db m88267) HM
At 8:30 A.M. Sun., Oct. 23, 1864, Gen. Shelby's Division moved north and struck Union troops near the Wornall House. Gen. Blunt's Union cavalrymen were driven across Brush Creek. Shelby stopped to bring up ammunition. About 3,000 Confederate men . . . — — Map (db m21705) HM
In 1896, two years after introducing golf to Kansas City at the Kenwood Golf Links east of Gilham and south of 36th Street, devotees of the game sought larger space here, at Seth Ward's east pasture. A $1-a-year lease was signed, and a nine-hole . . . — — Map (db m88252) HM
When Gen. Curtis moved up the hill to the west Gen. Blunt moved south from Brush Creek through the woods to Loose Park. He drove the Confederates from a stone fence along 51st St. and formed a line there at 11:00 a.m., Oct. 23, 1864. running east . . . — — Map (db m21708) HM
At 9:30 a.m., Oct. 23, 1864, Gen. Curtis's troops from Blunt's Division formed a line along Brush Creek facing south. Jennison's Brigade was west of Wornall; Ford's Brigade east of Jennison's to Oak St.; and Moonlight's Brigade along State Line . . . — — Map (db m21725) HM
Situated on property once owned by Mormon Bishop Edward Partridge and by Alexander Doniphan, this homestead was acquired in 1858 by Colonel William W. Bent, founder of Bent's Fort, Colorado. In 1864, during Bent's residency, the farm pastures (now . . . — — Map (db m23177) HM
Immediately east of the Shelter House, nine holes laid out by James Dalgleish, professional at the nearby Evanston Golf Club, were opened September 5, 1906. An exhibition match featuring Dalgleish and the other two local professionals drew a small, . . . — — Map (db m30301) HM
Confederate Gen. Price made his headquarters here the night of Oct. 22, 1864. His generals convinced him to start south but he refused to abandon his 500-wagon train of war booty. Gen. Shelby's Division camped near Forest Hill cemetery. . . . — — Map (db m30324) HM
Lawyer, Park Commissioner from 1908 to 1912, and early pioneer for the Kansas City Park Department.
Delbert J. Haff was retained in 1893 by the city's first Park Board. He was largely responsible for solving the financial and legal problems . . . — — Map (db m88276) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m88255) HM
left marker
Oct. 22, 1864
Union General Curtis set up a defensive line on the west side of the Big Blue River from the Missouri River upstream for 15 miles to stop Confederate General Price advancing from the east. A Battalion of . . . — — Map (db m28694) HM
Clash at Byram's Ford
At 10:00 AM on October 22, 1864, six hundred feet in front of you, Lt. Col. George H. Hoyt of the 15th Kansas Cavalry formed a skirmish line to resist the advance of the Confederate army across the Blue River at Byram's . . . — — Map (db m226627) HM
On the morning of October 23, 1864 Federal cavalry under General Alfred Pleasonton forced a crossing of the Big Blue at Byram's Ford and assaulted this hill which was defended by General Marmaduke's Confederate division. After three hours of heavy . . . — — Map (db m28313) HM
At 8 A. M. on October 23, 1864, Federal cavalry under General Alfred E. Pleasonton forced a crossing of the Blue River at Byram’s Ford and attacked the stone ridge, which was defended by Confederate troops under John S. Marmaduke. After 3 hours . . . — — Map (db m28705) HM
Byram's Ford Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Site of the
Battle of the Big Blue
October 22 and 23, 1864
and the . . . — — Map (db m144706) HM
This log house hiding Confederate snipers was in front of the defensive line 250 yards to the south. Heavy fighting took place there on Oct. 23, 1864 between Marmaduke's Confederates and Pleasonton's Cavalrymen. Clarke's Confederate Brigade was in . . . — — Map (db m30304) HM
On the morning of Oct. 23, 1864 Clarke's Confederate Brigade of Marmaduke's Div. was in line on this hill from 63rd St. Trafficway north across 59th St. facing east to stop Pleasonton's Cavalry. Pratt's two Batteries, Harris' Mo. and Hynson's Tx. . . . — — Map (db m28381) HM
The Thos. Mockbee Farmhouse stood here. On Oct. 22, 1864 when, after the Confederates had forced a crossing of the Big Blue to the east 300 men of the 2nd Kas. Militia were north of the farmhouse where they formed a line facing north. Jackman's . . . — — Map (db m26577) HM
Built in 1901 by Irish immigrants, Edward and Mary Flavin to continue their established Flavin Grocery. The upper loft was their residence. In 1917, the grocery passed to their daughter and son-in-law Margaret & James M. (Jim) Browne, Sr. The name . . . — — Map (db m86245) HM
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States National Headquarters Memorial
Dedicated 21 April 1980
Old Glory proudly waves over the hallowed ground gathered from more than 200 battlefields in which the armed forces of our country have . . . — — Map (db m86339) WM
VFW Centennial Plaza is dedicated to America's brave men and women who have and are currently serving in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Cost Guard. "Freedom is not Free."
A grateful nation thanks you. — — Map (db m86343) WM
New Santa Fe, also known as Little Santa Fe, was not much more than an Indian settlement when the first wagon trains passed through on the Santa Fe Trail in the early 1820's. A popular stopping place because of its grass, water and room for . . . — — Map (db m20724) HM
In 1864 this village straddled the state line. The military road running north and south was ¼-mile west of the line. On October 23, 1864, General Sterling Price's wagon train moving southwest on this road turned south on the military road at 2 . . . — — Map (db m20580) HM
Oregon and California National Historical Trails
The Oregon and California Trails were pathways to the Pacific for fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries, and emigrants. For 20 years, beginning in 1841, an estimated 300,00 emigrants . . . — — Map (db m206802) HM
(limestone marker)
"A Highway Between Nations"
Sen. Thomas Hart Benton, 1825
(red granite marker)
Santa Fe Trail
1821 - 1872
Marked by the
Daugters of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Missouri
1909 . . . — — Map (db m20610) HM
Sometimes muddy, often dusty, shared tack of three major roads - the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails, once passed this way. It was created by teamsters urging heavy freight wagons to and from New Mexico. In the 1840's-50s, pioneer . . . — — Map (db m206803) HM
Gen. Sterling Price was on this spot at 11:00 a.m. but retired before the armies had reached this disposition.
Positions after the Union flank attack. Lines moved back and forth with charges and countercharges, although cavalry, most were . . . — — Map (db m28114) HM
Near this point on the morning of October 23, 1864, Capt. Richard A. Collins' Confederate battery of Shelby's Brigade went into action, supported by two cavalry battalions. for two hours this battery dueled with the 9th Wisconsin battery, covering . . . — — Map (db m28110) HM
When Alexander Majors completed this house and its accompanying, but now demolished barns and pens, it formed a trading terminus for the firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell. By 1858 the firm was responsible for a force of 3,500 wagons carrying . . . — — Map (db m84746) HM
In memory of Miss Louisa P. Johnston, great-granddaughter of Alexander Majors, whose steadfast determination led to the preservation of this house to honor him and the historic transportation firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell
and in recognition . . . — — Map (db m84744) HM
Making the choice of organ and tissue donation will save lives, provide hope, and spare families the needless loss of loved ones. Kansas City is the first city in the country to have a special fountain honoring organ and tissue donors. "Joie de . . . — — Map (db m88275) HM
West Inscription
Kansas City's First Park, the keystone of our park system, given to the city by William and Catherine Drips Mulkey, May 5, 1882, in honor of Andrew Drips.
Erected by The Historical Committee West Side Community Council . . . — — Map (db m86438) HM
To the author of The Annals of The City of Kansas and the Great Western Plains.
1858
Charles Carroll Spalding, who in the day of small things had the bold vision to foresee the future city. — — Map (db m86317) HM
Dr. McKenzie was a surgeon, physician, educator, artist and sculptor. In addition he was also an athlete, a teacher, a writer and a volunteer Scouter.
A personal friend of Scouting's founder, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, he shared with B-P his . . . — — Map (db m72046) HM
The story of Kansas City International Airport began in 1952 with the purchase of 4,700 acres in Platte County – a shopping excursion that started in the early 1940s. In 1953, in a truly visionary move, the site was officially designated as . . . — — Map (db m43178) HM
New Orleans may be known as the birthplace of jazz, but “America’s music” really grew up in Kansas City. Here, jazz developed and matured, growing out of ragtime and blues into a distinct Midwestern sound. The most important bands to . . . — — Map (db m43224) HM
Downtown workers have come to believe that “wake up and smell the coffee” was a phrase coined right here in Kansas City. It’s all thanks to the local Folger Coffee Company Plant, which opened at 701 Broadway in 1938, at the suggestion . . . — — Map (db m43181) HM
A Midwestern city as a hotbed of artistic expression? You bet. Here in Kansas City, you’ll discover a wealth of superb arts and cultural offerings. From the extraordinary exhibits and architecture of The Nelson-Atkins Museum to the excitement of . . . — — Map (db m43200) HM
She was a woman of few words, but her wealth spoke volumes. Mary Atkins had been a school teacher in her younger years, and didn’t marry until her early forties when she met and fell in love with widower, James Burris Atkins. Then, just eight years . . . — — Map (db m43203) HM
City of great barbeque? True. City of great jazz? Also true. City of fountains? Right again. Among Kansas City’s greatest claims to fame is our plethora of beautiful ornamental fountains.
The love of fountains and statuary began in the 1890s . . . — — Map (db m43236) HM
Can you imagine rooting for the Kansas City Texans? Team owner, Lamar Hunt, once considered keeping the nickname of the team he brought to our town from Dallas in 1963. Instead, after considering such monikers as the “Steers,” the . . . — — Map (db m43197) HM
Imagine this scene in 1850… a dry, hot summer day in the newly incorporated town of Kansas City. The street is crowded with wooden structures. Suddenly, swirls of black smoke stream from a saloon roof. The church bells begin to ring, calling for . . . — — Map (db m43193) HM
Here in Kansas City, hikers and bikers can get a large dose of history with their fitness routines, thanks to the location of the city’s top trails.
One of the most popular city trails follows an old trolley line that once carried riders from . . . — — Map (db m43189) HM
In the middle, but never on the fence. That’s Kansas City. Located near the true geographic and population centers of the country, Kansas City truly sits at the heart of the nation. And, throughout history, that position on the map has meant both . . . — — Map (db m43253) HM
On a warm summer evening in Kansas City, you can develop an appetite just driving down the street. That’s because this unofficial “Home of Barbecue” boasts more than 90 barbecue-devoted restaurants, as well as numerous BBQ cookoffs, and . . . — — Map (db m43194) HM
Want to find a little culture in Kansas City? Just look up. Our city is filled with extraordinary examples of architectural styles, from beaux-arts to modern. But our assortment of Art Deco-style buildings is our real claim to architectural fame. . . . — — Map (db m43182) HM
From TWA to Executive Beechcraft, Kansas City has some big names to drop when it comes to our aviation history. The original TWA headquarters still stands at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, though space-constriction caused . . . — — Map (db m196085) HM
To many fans outside of K.C., it might seem as if the birth of baseball here began when Ewing Kauffman founded the Kansas City Royals in 1969, and gave the town the beautiful, now-named Kauffman Stadium in 1973. And it might seem as if our most . . . — — Map (db m196103) HM
In 1803, only a handful of states existed in America – the rest of the land was uncharted wilderness. That wilderness included the Louisiana Territory, which was purchased that year by the United States government.
At the same time, . . . — — Map (db m43233) HM
Believe it or not, everyone’s favorite mouse may have been conceived right here in Kansas City. Mickey Mouse’s creator, Walt Disney, spent much of his youth in our city after moving here from his childhood home in Marceline, Missouri. But his . . . — — Map (db m43195) HM
In the 1860s, along a superhighway called the Missouri River, the traffic was heavy and the perils were great. The river’s fast and ever-changing currents made for a treacherous journey from St. Louis to what was then known as “the town of . . . — — Map (db m43232) HM
If you like a bit of history with your beer or burger, be sure to head for Kelly’s Westport Inn, in Kansas City’s Westport district. During the westward movement in the mid-1800s, Westport was a "re-fueling" stop where wagon trains could replenish . . . — — Map (db m43235) HM
If you wanted a steak in New York before 1867, you pretty much had to wait until your dinner came in on four legs from Texas to the railheads in central Missouri, and finally hitched a train to Chicago. It was there that cattle were unceremoniously . . . — — Map (db m43199) HM
He wasn’t born in Kansas City, but in his heart, Satchel Paige called it home. As a pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and six other teams, Satchel Paige was the nearest thing to a legend that ever came out of the Negro Leagues. His fastball and . . . — — Map (db m43183) HM
Tea biscuits, duck ponds and school shoes. That’s what comes to mind when the locals recall Kansas Citian, Ella Loose. After nearly seven decades, her name lives on through the many great philanthropic gifts she bestowed on our city.
In the . . . — — Map (db m43186) HM
Next time you open up a cool Eskimo Pie or a creamy Valomilk candy, you’ll appreciate them even more if you consider the colorful history behind these sweet treats. Eskimo Pies gained fame thanks to candy man Russell Stover, who partnered with . . . — — Map (db m43234) HM
Bing Crosby once played in a golf tournament here for the American War Dads. Boulder climbers can often be seen challenging its rock formations. And the strains of celebrity singers can be heard in the air all summer long (between the roar of lions . . . — — Map (db m43227) HM
Kansas Citians may have hung up their cowboy hats for business suits, but we’re still mighty proud of our “Cowtown” past. In fact, we celebrate it every year with one of the oldest livestock shows in the country – The American . . . — — Map (db m43196) HM
Like Cinderella, Kansas City’s famous Country Club Plaza wasn’t always a glittering princess. In the late 1890s, the area, known as Brush Creek Valley, was still a marshland populated by beavers and foxes, and tread only by fur trappers, Native . . . — — Map (db m43190) HM
Back in 1915, wearing a good pair of jeans wasn’t a fashion statement; it was a necessity for working in the factories and on farms. And Kansas Citian, H.D. Lee, was ready to answer the need. Lee’s company was one of the first businesses to settle . . . — — Map (db m43231) HM
The Liberty Memorial, one of Kansas City’s most recognizable landmarks, is the only major memorial in the United States dedicated to World War I.
In late 1919, when American spirit was at its peak following “the war to end all wars,” . . . — — Map (db m43188) HM
Some might say the idea for the Pony Express arose from a bad case of saddle sores. In 1849, W.M. Gwin, a senator from the new state of California, was making his way on horseback from San Francisco to Washington City. He and his companion, Mr. . . . — — Map (db m43179) HM
Railroads and cattle. The two were made for each other, and nowhere did that become more evident than right here in Kansas City.
As cattlemen began using the expanding Kansas Pacific railroad to move cattle more quickly from Texas to points . . . — — Map (db m43184) HM
Kansas City’s most famous artist-in-residence was Thomas Hart Benton, known for his graceful and detailed murals celebrating (and sometimes criticizing) American life. Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, in 1889. He was the son of a . . . — — Map (db m43230) HM
It was not by choice that much of what remained of the original Huron Tribe of Ontario came to live in “the town of Kansas” in the 1840s. They had wandered for 50 years through the northern states after being cut off by the Iroquois. By . . . — — Map (db m149313) HM
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