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Badger Lumber Company
- In 1915, Badger Lumber Company bought the old cemetery land and began construction of their new administrative building.
martincitytelegraph.com › 2019/09/02 › two-former-cemeteries-tell-a-story-of-kansas-citys-past
Sep 2, 2019 · Starting in 1845, the City Cemetery was the final resting place of some of Kansas City’s founders. One person buried there was William Miles Chick (1794-1847), a native of Virginia and one of the first permanent residents of Kansas City.
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These are cemeteries in the Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS area that fall under the jurisdiction of the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department.
Elmwood contains the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Kansas City, because one of its first sales was 2 acres (0.81 ha) of the southwest corner to Reform Congregation Temple B'nai Jehudah. It received all 37 interments from a crowded cemetery at 18th and Lydia, founded 1866.
- September 8, 1872; 151 years ago
- 43 acres (17 ha)
- 35,000—38,000
- 4900 Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
8 hours ago · The city of Kansas City deleted a social media post about Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker. (KCTV5) After the tweet was deleted by the city, the mayor responded to a tweet asking why it was deleted.
In 1868 he came to Kansas City, Missouri, borrowed $5,000 from his father, and with B. R. Drury started “The Kansas City Times” newspaper. A “Kansas City Star” article of April 20, 1913 called him the “father of journalism in Kansas City.”. He was the founder and first mayor of Denver, Colorado.
Historic Grave Sites. The Civil War monument, Soldier's Rest, dedicated in 1877. During the Civil War few support services were available for soldiers. The "ladies of Springfield" organized a Soldier's Rest Association in 1862.
2 days ago · In 1918, the Missouri Valley Historical Society spearheaded the move to place a memorial to Spalding in Penn Valley Park. Former Mayor Henry M. Beardsley led a ceremony to dedicate the bronze ...
