In 1870, there were 1,283 miles of railroad in Kansas, the more significant portion of which had been constructed during the three preceding years. Ten years later, the mileage reached 3,104, with 1879 being the greatest railroad year in the state’s history. The Kansas Monthly for November...
Much of the heavy industry of the Kansas City metropolitan area is within the city. Manufactures include chemicals, paper goods, automobiles, railroad cars, petroleum and soap products, fabricated steel, and dairy and agricultural commodities. In addition to the medical centre, Kansas City is the ...
s last major battle west of theMississippi River. Rapid growth followed after Kansas City was reached (1865) by a railroad from St. Louis and linked (1869) with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad by bridge across the Missouri River. A stockyard was opened in 1870, and Kansas City ...
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1847-1980) Choctaw Northern Railroad Cowley, Sumner & Fort Smith Railroad (1878-1882) Elwood & Marysville Railroad Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Fort Scott, Humboldt & Western Railway Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Garden City, Gulf, & ...
Rendering assistance to best advantage: The development of women's activism in Kansas City, 1870 to World War I. This study examines the rise of women's activism in Kansas City between the opening of the Hannibal railroad bridge in 1869 and World War I. Women's effort... KD Hanzlick -...
Of all the ghost towns in Missouri and surrounding states, few have the history of this one near Kansas City. It was a vital part of the underground railroad and it's actually making something of a comeback. Get our free mobile app ...
Other city tour highlights: the Victorian Charles Curtis House Museum (open by appointment only), Col. John and Mary Richie House (a stop on the Underground Railroad), the Combat Air Museum (which includes a flight simulator), and the Kansas Museum of History, home to an 1880s Atchison, ...
Kansas City Dining Whether you are a local neighbor or visiting for business or pleasure, Loews Kansas City has a variety of restaurants, bars and lounges for you to indulge, sip, savor and enjoy. The Stilwell Paying homage to Kansas City’s railroad history, our brasserie reinvents great Am...
Belton, Grandview & Kansas City Railroad Co.- Not-for-profit group that operates a full-size demonstration museum railroad. Round-trip train rides offered late April through October. EAA Chapter 868- Experimental Aircraft Association Friends Of The Aquarium- The group promoting Kansas City's public...
In this study, I found evidence of civil rights activism in Kansas City, Missouri as far back as the late 1860s and 1870s. I trace the metropolitan area's history all the way back to its antebellum beginnings, when slavery still divided the nation and a national railroad system was being...