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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZL_the-country-club-plaza_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZK_happy-trails_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZJ_the-liberty-memorial_Kansas-City-MO.html
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," Kansas Cit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZI_tribal-heritage_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 1701, much…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZH_shoe-parties_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 ear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZF_the-stockyards_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 eas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZE_satchel-paige_Kansas-City-MO.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZD_kc-art-deco_Kansas-City-MO.html
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. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZC_aromatherapy_Kansas-City-MO.html
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 of Folger's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZA_the-pony-express_Kansas-City-MO.html
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. B.…