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Title
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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
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Date
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1828/1983
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Flood of Uncertainty Washes Over KC
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Description
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Article concerning the impending flood waters from the Missouri River which could affect some metro area businesses. Discussion of the contributing factors of the flooding and a map that details the dams along the Missouri River Basin are included.
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Date
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2011-06-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Troubled Times for the Big Muddy
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Description
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Article on the continuously dropping river bed and water levels of the Missouri River. The system of dikes and reservoirs "that helped keep the Missouri River channel locked in place," and the effects of commercial dredging, drought, and flooding have contributed to the problem by scouring the river bed. River degradation poses challenges to utilities that draw power and drinking water from the river, as well as the structural integrity of bridges and levees and the water and bed levels of connecting tributaries.
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Date
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2014-01-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Flood Heads This Way
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Description
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Residents of Parkville, Missouri, piled up sandbags in preparation of flood waters that could surpass the records set in the 1993 flood. Includes a sidebar "Flood Forecast" which has a map and figures of water stages and the forecast for 2011 plus record crest and year for nine cities along the Missouri River.
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Date
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2011-06-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC-area Levees Protect, But They Take Lots of Time, Money
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Description
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Kansas City's eight federal levees are located at Argentine, Armourdale, Birmingham, Central Industrial District, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jeresey, North Kansas City, and Riverside. The article gives a brief history of levee construction and projects over the years.
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Date
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2011-08-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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20 Years Later, We Dread the Next Flood
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Description
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Article focuses upon remembrance of the flood that impacted the Kansas City area during the summer of 1993. Business and property owners in the affected areas are interviewed and discuss both their recollections and fear of future floods. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers and other river management agencies are interviewed and discuss past projects aimed at improving flood control in the area and risk factors that may lead to similar flood disasters.
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Date
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2013-06-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Corps Promises Changes
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Description
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"Under pressure from Congress and states, the Army Corps of Engineers said Monday that it will change its approach to operating Missouri River dams with the aim of reducing prospects for future flooding." The corps has come under criticism for placing species restoration and recreation over flood protection. The record flooding of 2011 was caused by "freakish rains and heavy snowmelt in the basin's western reaches" that "filled the river with more water than at any time since record-keeping began."
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Date
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2011-11-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
