Long ago on independence square (Kansas City, Lee's Summit: home, school, stores)

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

Something discussed very recently, I suspect!

Actually, it has not been discussed here before--mainly due to my mis-identification.

[WCHS'59]

Kansas City was incorporated in 1853.

Independence came into existence in 1827.

Jackson County came into existence in 1825.

Missouri came into existence in 1812.

What was Missouri called before 1812?

[wchs61]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Kansas City was incorporated in 1853.

Independence came into existence in 1827.

Jackson County came into existence in 1825.

Missouri came into existence in 1812.

What was Missouri called before 1812?

This seems too easy but here goes: Louisiana Territory

[MOKAN]

Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821, not 1812. Just saying.

[wchs61]

Originally Posted by MOKAN

Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821, not 1812. Just saying.

That's correct but the area formally known as the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory in 1812 to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana that joined the union in 1812. I think that's what was meant by Missouri came into existence.

[WCHS'59]

MoKan was right but......wchs61 was more right.

Missouri came into existence in 1812 as a large territory. A downsized Missouri became a state in 1821.

Prior to 1812, Missouri was called Louisiana. A downsized Louisiana became a state in 1812.


Here is another question just for fun: Where was gold discovered in Kansas?

[WCHS'59]

Kansas Street is a major Independence Street--even though it is two lane and short, consisting of less than a mile running east-west a block south of the square and another 1300 feet east off Lee's Summit Road.




How did Kansas Street get its name?

[Mad Anthonie]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Two men from Kentucky came to Independence, Mo, and in 1869, opened this place on 7.5 acres at Waldo and Union with a total outlay of $17-19,000. What was it?

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Actually, it has not been discussed here before--mainly due to my mis-identification.

They opened Woodland College occupying the block bound by Waldo, River, College, and Union. It was originally for girls only, but later went co-ed.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by Mad Anthonie

They opened Woodland College occupying the block bound by Waldo, River, College, and Union. It was originally for girls only, but later went co-ed.

Right you are. I previous called it Woodlawn College.

The girls must have been upset at the place going co-ed--Independence Female College was opened two years later.

[wchs61]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

MoKan was right but......wchs61 was more right.

Missouri came into existence in 1812 as a large territory. A downsized Missouri became a state in 1821.

Prior to 1812, Missouri was called Louisiana. A downsized Louisiana became a state in 1812.


Here is another question just for fun: Where was gold discovered in Kansas?

Here's what I found about gold in Kansas.

Early in 1858, reports were circulated of gold being discovered at Cherry Creek, located at the foot of the Rockies in what was western Kansas Territory. The trickle of gold seekers heading west soon turned into a torrent. Kansas newspapers were filled with stories about gold, some real and most imagined. Reminiscent of the 1849 stampede of '49ers to Sutter's Mill in California, hundreds were lured to the mountains. The prospectors soon learned that "all that glitters is not gold" and some of the wagons that had gone west bearing the slogan, "Pike's Peak or Bust," creaked back home relabeled, "Pike's Peak and Busted."

Again, in 1896, there were reports of gold being discovered in Kansas. Stories claimed that gold was found at Hollenberg that assayed out at $10 to $20 per ton. Once more the gold seekers were doomed to disappointment and the crowds departed as quickly as they came, leaving Hollenberg to return to being a quiet village in Washington County.

It appears that it is arguable that gold was ever discovered in Kansas.