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Title
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The Irish in Kansas City
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Description
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Included in this book is a chapter entitled "The Story of the Irish in Kansas City From 1851 A.D." It includes information about early settlers, Father Donnelly, the first parades, the Shamrock Society, Irish organizations as well as a history of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Kansas City.
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Date
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2007
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Book Section
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Parade Park
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Description
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Description of the 20.99-acre park acquired in 1900, between Paseo, Truman, Woodland, and 17th Terrace, with photos and history as the first local playground and "one of the earliest parks designated for the exclusive use of African-Americans."
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Date
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1995
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Liberty Arsenal
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Description
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Short reference to the Liberty Arsenal including a picture of the facility stating that the arsenal was built by David M. Bevins who came to Clay County in 1821. The arsenal was built in the early 1830s and maintained by the federal government until the early 1880s. "The arsenal was built on the bluff just above Baxter's or Liberty Landing, about three miles south of Liberty. Here shining brass cannon pointed their muzzles out over the broad expanse of the Missouri River and glittering bayonets were carried over the parade grounds by blue-clad soldiers."
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Date
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1922
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Object Type
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Book Section
