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Title: Jackson County Townships
Description: Description of the division of Jackson County into three townships by the newly appointed presiding judges of the county. The newly created townships are listed as Fort Osage, Kaw, and Blue.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Book

Title: Jackson County, Missouri Townships
Description: Maps of Jackson County townships, including Blue, Fort Osage, Sni-a-Bar, Prairie, Van Buren, Brooking (Raytown), and Washington (Grandview).
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: The History of Jackson County, Missouri
Description: Description of the story behind the missing surveys of the southern part of Jackson County, leading to a considerable delay in placing this area on the market.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Book

Title: History of Lafayette County, Missouri
Description: Photos of Kansas City from a bird's eye view, in a book as a whole about the history of townships, cities, towns, and villages of Missouri.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Book

Title: Jackson County Townships
Description: Article mentions the original three townships of Jackson County, Missouri--Fort Osage on the east, Kaw on the west, and Blue in the center. Reference to the Fort Osage Township as the first because of its initial definition on the county records.
Date: 2011-06-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: A Panoramic View of the Lost Townships, Part II
Description: Description of the "Palestine Cemetery, located on the east side of Santa Fe Trail north of 94th Street," in the former township of Holmes Park, on the site of the burned-down church built in 1881.
Date: 1965-12
Object Type: Magazine

Title: A Panoramic View of the "Lost Townships," Part II
Description: Second in two-part article about the histories of former townships surrounding Kansas City, some of which later becoming incorporated, such as Grandview, Holmes Park, Martin City, and Dodson. Description of the founding of each, often due to railroads or street railway links.
Date: 1965-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: A Panoramic View of the "Lost" Townships
Description: Illustrated article about the history of several early Jackson County settlements and institutions, including Hickman Mills, New Santa Fe, Red Bridge, early land grants, early churches and schools, etc., with photos.
Date: 1965-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Jackson County Townships
Description: Descriptive history of the townships of Jackson County, Missouri: (1) Westport, (2) Fort Osage, (3) Kaw, (4) "Sni Abar", (5) Blue, (6) Van Buren, (7) Brooking, (8) Washington, and (9) Prairie.
Date: 1877
Object Type: Book Section

Title: County and Township: New Bi-State Agency Planned
Description: Description of the creation of the "Mo-Kan Metropolitan Development District," comprising eight counties by the state legislatures.
Date: 1957-05
Object Type: Magazine Article