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The Hocker Grove Bungalows
Title
The Hocker Grove Bungalows
Description
Short article about the acreage north of Johnson Drive and west of Turkey Creek purchased by Kansas City banker R. W. Hocker in 1905 and its subsequent development as an amusement park. Hocker became director of the Kansas City and Olathe Railroad Company and an electric trolley line"--known locally as the 'Hocker Line'--from Rosedale to Merriam was completed in 1908." In 1915, Hocker developed the Hocker Grove subdivision of 17 homes, several being Craftsman style bungalows. An image of the bungalow at 9617 Hocker Drive is included.
Date
2009
Object Type
Magazine Article
How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named
Title
How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named
Description
Third of a series of articles about the origins of place names in Missouri, including Jackson County (containing the cities of Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, and Blue Springs, Missouri), Johnson County (containing the town of Warrensburg, Missouri), Gentry County, Missouri, Holt County, Missouri, Henry County (containing the towns of Clinton and Deepwater, Missouri), Lafayette County (containing the towns of Lexington and Concordia, Missouri), and Livingston County, Missouri (containing the town of Chillicothe, Missouri).
Date
1917-01
Object Type
Magazine Article
The Great Grasshopper Dinner in Warrensburg in the Spring of 1875
Title
The Great Grasshopper Dinner in Warrensburg in the Spring of 1875
Description
A two-part article recounting the grasshopper invasion of 1873-75, especially its effect in Johnson County, Missouri. It includes short newspaper and diary accounts of the disastrous effects of the grasshopper plague. A grasshopper dinner was served at the Eads Hotel with Charles Riley, "the state-hopper-olo-gist" as host. "The meal consisted of grasshopper soup, which some people say has a 'mushroom flavor,' batter cakes with grasshoppers mixed in, dry-roasted hoppers, with optional condiments, followed by a dessert of baked locusts and honey 'a la John the Baptist'." Includes a recipe for grasshopper brownies.
Date
2007-09
Object Type
Magazine Article