Historical Markers in Kansas City
Committee Chair, Roger K. Smith
Over 100 historic markers are on signs, walls, and other structures throughout the Kansas City area. These markers signify events, and locations that showcase the political, military, social, and economic history of Kansas City.
If you know of a location that should be considered in the Greater Kansas City area, please send email.
Markers linked to a page will display a photo of the marker and a map of the marker's location.
First Country Club in Kansas City
Loose Park, Kansas City, Missouri, north side of the pavilion
Placed 1955
Camp Union
10th Street and Central, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1957
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Union Cemetery
227 East 28th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1957
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Boone Store
Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1959 and 1999
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Mayor Milton Payne gravesite
Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1961
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Byrams' Ford Battlefield
63rd Street and Manchester, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1961
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Fort Osage
Sibley, Missouri
Placed 1963
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Battle of Westport
Rockwell Lane and Sunset Drive, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1965
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Alexander Majors House
8145 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1965
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Watts Mill
103rd Street and State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1972
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Kansas City Athenaeum
900 East Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1974
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Santa Fe Trail
Ward Parkway and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1974
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Battle of Westport
Ward Parkway and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1975
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Santa Fe Trail
Crown Center
Placed 1975
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Grinter House
1420 South 78th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
Placed 1976
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Old Convention Hall
13th Street and Central, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1978
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Strang Line Car Barn and Power Station
79th Street and Santa Fe, Overland Park, Kansas
Placed 1989
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Bingham Monument
Union Cemetery
Placed 1990
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James Anderson Plaque
Western Missouri Manuscript Collection at UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri
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Harris-Kearney House
4000 Baltimore, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1990
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First Golf Course in Kansas City
36th Street and Gillham Road(364 East 36th Street), Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1995
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Civil War Women's Prison
15th Street and Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1995
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Savoy Grill and Hotel
9th Street and Central, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1997
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Dr. Johnston Lykins' Home
12th Street and Washington, Kansas City, Missouri
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Historic Flavin-Brown Building Complex
3302 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 2001
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Historic Linden, Missouri
Gladstone Central Park, NE 70th Street and North Holmes, Gladstone, Missouri
Placed 2001
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Old Pike Road
Southwest corner of NW 51st Street and NW Old Pike Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 2001
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St. Mary's Church
730 E. 13th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 2001
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Kansas City Young Matrons Clubhouse
5100 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 2001
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Antioch Community Church
4805 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 2002
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Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point
One Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas
Placed 2005
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Old Lexington Cemetery at William Jewell College
William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri
Placed 2007
Markers Installed in cooperation with other organizations
Pacific House Hotel
401 Delaware
Placed 1957
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St. Francis Regis Church
11th and Washington
Placed 1951 in cooperation with the Diocese of Kansas City—St. Joseph
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Battle of Westport
Loose Park
Placed 1953, in cooperation with the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Park Commissioners
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Lewis and Clark Park
7th and Jefferson
Placed 1957, in cooperation with the American Pioneer Trails Assn. and the Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Park Commissioners
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Pioneer Park
Westport Road and Broadway
Placed 1985, in cooperation with the Westport Historical Society
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Monnett Battle Field
Loose Park
Placed 1990, in cooperation with the Monnett Battle Field Fund
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Wornall House
61st and Wornall Road, in cooperation with the Wornall House Association
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Truman Historical District Street Signs
Independence, MO
Placed 2001
Obtained Historical Naming
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Richards Airport
Belton, Missouri
Placed 1942
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Burlington Bridge
Missouri River
Placed 1950
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Van Horn High School
1109 Arlington 1952
Placed 1952
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Andrew Drips Park
16th and Jarboe, Kansas City, Missouri
Placed 1951
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Lewis and Clark Viaduct
Missouri & Kansas Rivers
Placed 1955
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Chouteau Bridge
Missouri River
Placed 1958
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George Caleb Bingham School
7618 Wyandotte