Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas (HMV5V)

Location: Bonner Springs, KS 66012 Wyandotte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 6.437', W 94° 52.084'

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In June, 1804, Lewis and Clark, exploring the Louisiana Purchase, camped where the Kansas river empties into the Missouri. Forty years later the Wyandot Indians were moved here from Ohio. Their tribal burial ground, Huron cemetery, may still be seen in the heart of the city. The town of Wyandotte was laid out on the Indian village site in 1857. Here the Constitution under which Kansas entered the Union was framed in 1859. Thriving river traffic soon made Wyandotte an important gateway to Kansas. From here the Union Pacific in 1863 started building west across Kansas.

Also within present Kansas City was Quindaro, a rival of Wyandotte, founded in 1856 by Free-State men. In the south part of town is the site of the village of "The Prophet," a Shawnee who led the Indian forces at the battle of Tippecanoe. Wyandotte and other towns were merged into Kansas City, Kansas, in 1886.
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Placed ByKansas Historical Society and State Highway Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 1:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 338479 N 4330343
Decimal Degrees39.10728333, -94.86806667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 6.437', W 94° 52.084'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 6' 26.22" N, 94° 52' 5.04" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10 Wy-Co Park Rd, Bonner Springs KS 66012, US
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