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Flood Control at Kansas City: How a River Is Being Diverted and Carried Through a Hill
Title
Flood Control at Kansas City: How a River Is Being Diverted and Carried Through a Hill
Description
Article about the construction of a tunnel at Turkey Creek to divert flood waters.
Date
1922-12
Object Type
Magazine Article
The Vicissitudes of Pioneer Life
Title
The Vicissitudes of Pioneer Life
Description
Reminiscences of the author, the son of William M. Chick. Includes the busy 1830s trading environment of Westport, subsequent move and 1844 flood disaster in Kansas City, and later description of travels of the author in the late 1840s in and around Kansas City. Also mentions work on ferries and steamboats for fur traders and other early businesses and describes the 1849 gold rush and 1848-1849 cholera epidemic, etc.
Date
1922-12
Object Type
Magazine Article