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Kansas City (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 05 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.0833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 094 34 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -94.5667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Missouri River in W Missouri, adjoining Kansas City, Kansas; developed as river port; terminus for Santa Fe and Oregon trails; was divided during Civil War and was site of destructive raids by Confederates; railroad stimulated economic growth. |
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| Kansas City (preferred,C,V)
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............ | was given name to differentiate it from Kansas territory under an 1889 charter |
| Greenwood (C,V)
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| Maple Gardens (C,V)
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| Milton (C,V)
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| Moscow (C,V)
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| Winnetonka (C,V)
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| Winnwood (C,V)
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| Westport (H,V)
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| Westport Landing (H,V)
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............ | used when settled as a fur trading area in 1821 |
| Town of Kansas (H,V)
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............ | used as name when town was chartered in 1853 & until 1889 |
| City of Kansas (H,V)
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............ | from 1853 to 1889 |
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Clay (county) (P) |
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Platte (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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permanent settlement dates rom 1821, when Chouteaus established a trading post |
| city (C) |
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grew out of settlements of Westport, founded in 1833 |
| port (C) |
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since early 1800s |
| commercial center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for livestock, horse, grain, hay, mule & grain-storage |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for meat-packing, food-processing, chemicals, petroleum equipment & salt |
| industrial center (C) |
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for aerospace equipment, automobiles, transportation equipment, oil refining, steel & machinery |
| educational center (C) |
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for University of Missouri at Kansas City, Rockhurst & other colleges & institutions |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes American Royal Livestock, Rodeo, Liberty Memorial, art galleries, museums, theatres, sports complex & zoo |
| publishing center (C) |
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| cow town (H) |
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