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Hiking and Bicycle Trails
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Information about the trails for hiking and biking in the Kansas City area.
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Vertical File
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Trail at Site of Collapse Could Reopen Soon
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Article describes a mine collapse along the popular Trolley Track Trail in Kansas City. The project to repair the hole that is 25 feet deep is expected to cost $45,000. The trail is expected to reopen by January 18, 2011.
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2011-01-08
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Newspaper Article
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Historic Oak Cleared Away
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A historic oak tree, once a landmark on the Santa Fe Trail near Council Grove, Kansas, was declared dead in 1990. Most of the branches had been removed, but a 20-foot trunk remained. This deteriorated and the rest of the tree was finally cut down. The tree was estimated to be about 290 years old and stood 80 feet tall. "According to historical records, travelers used it as a 'post office' from the 1820s to the 1840s, storing messages for future travelers in a cavity at the tree's base."
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2008-09-11
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Newspaper Article
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Even the Longest Ride Begins with a Single Pedal
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Review of improvement of bicycle trails throughout the region with a chart of bike lanes "Before 2010," those "Already Constructed in 2010," and those "Funded and Under Design." "Kansas City entered 2010 with 13 total miles of bike lanes. This year, they've added or are in the process of adding 42.4 total miles of lanes."
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2010-11-21
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Newspaper Article
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Big Muddy Gets a New Moniker
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The article states that "Gov. Matt Blunt announced Friday that the state would designate the 552 miles of the Missouri River running from the Iowa state line to the Mississippi River in St. Louis as the longest 'river water trail' in the nation. Dubbed the Lewis and Clark Water Trail, the idea is to market the Big Muddy to canoeists and kayakers, as the states does the Katy Trail to hikers and bicyclists." The Katy Trail has 150 miles that run along the Missouri River and there are currently bed-and-breakfasts and businesses along that portion.
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2006-09-23
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Newspaper Article
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Gettin' Along on the Texas-Chisholm Trail
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Article describes modern travel along the Texas-Chisholm Trail, from Kingsville,Texas, to Abilene, Kansas. This trail, among others from Texas to Kansas and Missouri (such as the lesser known Western and Sedalia Trails), was a key road for transporting livestock north. Author mentions that the man after whom the Chicholm Trail is named, Jesse Chisholm, was not a cattleman, nor did the trail he blaze enter Texas.
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2004-04
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Magazine Article
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Raining Hogs & Running Ponies: 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express
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History of the Pony Express that celebrates its 150 birthday April 3. The mail first came across Missouri on the train from Hannibal to St. Joseph where riders waited at Pikes Peak Livery Stables to begin the journey to the West coast. Article augmented with several sidebars.
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2010-02
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Magazine Article
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La Benite Trail Volunteers
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Text and images of volunteers creating and maintaining the La Benite Trail built along the south bank of the Missouri River. The 1.75-mile trail begins in La Benite Park in Sugar Creek, Missouri, and ends at the confluence of Mill Creek and the Missouri River to the east.
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2009-06
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Magazine Article
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Pedestrian Trail to Connect Cliff Drive to City Market
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The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has received a grant from the National Scenic Byway Program for the construction of a pedestrian and biking trail connecting the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway to the Riverfront Heritage Trail. The search for a construction and design company will begin in May 2013.
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2012-08-29
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Newspaper Article
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Santa Fe Trail Marker
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View of three stone markers, exact location not given, probably eastern Jackson County, Missouri. First marker on the left reads: "Santa Fe Trail, 1822-72, Government Reservation 1808." Middle marker reads: "Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution of Fort Osage Township, 1918." Marker on right reads: "Cross State Highway, Buckner 1876, Jackson County. Mo." Back of the photograph reads: "Dr. A.H. Cordier, 415 Benton Blvd. City. Sept 1.15."
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Photograph
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'Freedom Mall' Envisioned
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Ed Hogan, Kansas City artist, has created four statues that "tell the stories of many slaves who once sought freedom across the Missouri River." The statues are part of the Kansas City River Trails Inc. program to provide art along the trails. The statues are being considered for placement in what might be called Freedom Mall "under the Lewis & Clark Viaduct where people could come to learn about history and slavery" and where many slaves crossed the river to freedom. A new community task force is being assembled to make decisions regarding their placement.
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2010-06-07
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Newspaper Article
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The Santa Fe Trail
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Illustrated map of the Santa Fe Trail, including additional roads and trails throughout Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Transportation routes from 1540 through 1880 are noted, as well and landmarks, events, and inhabitants of the areas.
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1946
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Map
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The National Old Trails Road, 6,000 Miles in Length....
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Map shows roads formerly of old trails that crossed the United States from coast to coast. Includes the Old Lost Road from Boston through New York to Washington; Bradlock's Road; the Cumberland Road or National Pike; Boon's Lick Road; Santa Fe Trail; Trail of the Padres; El Camino Real; the Oregon Trail; and the California Cutoff of the Forty-niners
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1915-02-28
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Map
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Oregon Trail Memorial Association
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Framed (11.5 in. x 15.5 in.) award certificate which reads: "In Recognition of Distinguished Help and Service to the Cause of Preserving Our Western Trails and the Traditions of Our American Pioneers, Kansas City Public Library, is Awarded Life Membership in the Oregon Trail Memorial Association and Its Successor American Pioneer Trails Association." The document is signed by Henry G. Hillier, Secretary, and Howard R. Driggs, President. Includes a color tinted map showing the various trails west. Lower part shows a wagon train image. Includes the organization's seal and two medallion images, one representing the Pony Express and one the Oregon Trail. Presented in 1960 according to letter attached to the back.
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1960
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Archival Material
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