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Title
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New Life for Historic Aunt Sophie's Slave Cabin
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Description
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Brief article describing the completed restoration of "Aunt Sophie's" cabin at the Rice-Tremonti Home in Raytown, Missouri. The cabin was once slave quarters for a woman named "Sophie" who worked for the Rice family.
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Date
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2004-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Aunt Sophie's Cabin/Kitchen
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Description
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Full view of log cabin still standing referred to as Aunt Sophie's kitchen in the scrapbook. Located by the home of Archibald Rice which is referred to as the Rice-Tremonti home. Located in Raytown, Mo. at 8801 E. 66th, near the Santa Fe Trail.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Aunt Sophie's Cabin
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Description
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Interior view of Aunt Sophie’s kitchen (cabin) showing the fireplace. Located at Rice-Tremonti Home in Raytown, Missouri.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Aunt Sophie's Cabin
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Description
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Similar view of Aunt Sophie's Cabin as #38 in this collection, different angle. Located on Rice-Tremonti Home location in Raytown, Missouri.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Cabin near Rice-Tremonti Home
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Description
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Full view of a log cabin identified on the back of the photograph as "Rice Cabin" or known as Aunt Sophie's cabin or kitchen located on the Archibald Rice, later Dr. Louis Tremonti, homesite. Notation on back indicates that this cabin, first built in 1821, is the oldest house in Jackson County. It is located at 66th and Blue Ridge Boulevard near the Rice-Tremonti house. The cabin has been restored several times over the years.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Rediscovery of the Rice Family Plantation Cemetery in Raytown
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Description
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Grave markers have been discovered by a family dog in the yard of the Morgan family in Raytown. The tombstone of Sallie Rice, wife of early Jackson County figure Archibald Rice, was unearthed and is pictured with the article. The Rice family plantation home has been preserved in Raytown as well as slave Sophia White's home referred to as Aunt Sophie's cabin. Current photographs of both the house and the log cabin are included. Those known to be buried within the Coffee Rice Cemetery are listed as well as stones not yet found. The current owners of the land "are respectfully planning a private memorial garden over the location of the cemetery that remains in the corner of their back yard."
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
