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Title
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Quiet Made Law in Leeton
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Description
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Article about the legislation in the town of Leeton, population 600, in Johnson County, Missouri, for an 11 p.m-6 a.m. curfew to stop noisy drivers from waking residents, and the controversy surrounding it.
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Date
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1973-12-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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KC Snapshoot
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Description
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Government employees in 2004:Platte - 3,709Cass - 4,985Clay - 13,531Wyandotte - 18,283 Johnson - 31,379 Jackson - 65,544Source: KCSourceLink from FedStats data
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Date
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2007-01-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Map of Johnson County, MO
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Description
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Map of Johnson County, Missouri, showing townships (in color), roads, railroads, post offices, schools, and churches.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Kansas City and Vicinity
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Description
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Road map of Kansas City and surrounding counties including Ray and Buchanan counties in Missouri, Johnson and Leavenworth counties in Kansas; enlarged maps of St. Joseph, Mo. and Leavenworth, Kan. inset. Reverse side is street map of metropolitan Kansas City. Includes indexes to towns, airports, golf clubs, cemeteries, parks, lakes, and streets.
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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The Hocker Grove Bungalows
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Historical Landmarks, Trails & Monuments in and around Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Map created for the American Pioneer Trails Association with historical data provided by the Native Sons of Kansas City, Missouri, showing the locations of historical landmarks in the area. A Kawsmouth Chronology printed on the left hand side of the map provides a list of important dates in Kansas City history.
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Date
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1938
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named
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Description
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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).
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Date
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1917-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Great Grasshopper Dinner in Warrensburg in the Spring of 1875
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2007-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
