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Title
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Mrs. Maud Thompson
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Description
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Obituary for Mrs. Maud Thompson (a native of West Virginia), "93 years old, widow of one of the largest landholders in Missouri" with residence at Highland farm east of Lee's Summit." Description of her husband, Milton Thompson, a native of Atchison, Kansas, and a real estate investor dying in 1931, "four years after he and another man formed the Lake Lotawana Development company" and "the company that developed Lake Tapawingo."
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Date
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1967-11-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Lake Hiwassee Now a Distant Memory
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Description
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Postcard image of and short article about Lake Hiwassee, a man-made lake formerly located at 63rd and Indiana Lane in the Country Club District. The lake featured two islands connected by rustic bridges with picnic shelters. Developer J.C. Nichols created Lake Hiwassee in the 1920s, as well as Willow Lake (63rd and Ensley), as a recreational destination for families. However, it was eventually filled-in due to frequent incidences of vandalism and debris from flooding.
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2013-05-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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When Rockaway Beach Rocked
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Description
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Postcard image and short article about the development of Rockaway Beach on Lake Taneycomo in the Ozarks. The resort community was developed in the early-1900s by Kansas City businessman and realtor Willard Merriam. It remained a popular recreational spot until Table Rock Dam was constructed in 1958.
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2011-08-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Memories Ripple Across Lake of the Woods
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Description
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Article about the Lake of the Woods, a man-made lake in Swope Park. The lake was constructed in 1908 and was considered a horseshoe shaped lagoon. The reservoir that was to supply it was formed by building a dam, 35 feet high and nearly 100 feet long across a stream through which the waters of the Big Blue River escaped into a natural basin." Includes image.
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2009-01-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
