1854 to 1875
— Historic Wayside Tour #1 —
In 1854 the river was the freeway of commerce, and every stable landing was a natural stop. The Missouri bends in at the Leavenworth area, and the current runs along a natural limestone bluff for some miles. A small creek cut through that bluff at this point and carved out a perfect, natural riverboat landing. This Landing was the heart of old Leavenworth. The natural landscape, transportation and business combined to made Leavenworth the largest and most important city on the early Western Plains.English visitor Thomas Gladstone described the scene this way: "A spot where the banks of the Missouri are less elevated and abrupt has been wisely chosen for the site of the city of Leavenworth. Landing from the river, there is first a broad levee of about half a mile, with a frontage of stores and warehouses full of bustle and activity. The levee is the natural river bank, ... against the steep acclivity of which the steamboat is thrust to discharge itself of its freight and passengers.HM Number | HMS9C |
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Marker Number | 1 |
Placed By | City of Leavenworth |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 12:10am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 335475 N 4353786 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.31785000, -94.90850000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 19.071', W 94° 54.51' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 19' 4.26" N, 94° 54' 30.60" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 913 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 2 Cherokee St, Leavenworth KS 66048, US |
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