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A Letter from Daniel Geary
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| Title | A Letter from Daniel Geary |
| Abstract | Reminiscences by Daniel Geary from 1915 about the radical changes in the topography in the Town of Kansas around 1856-1859, as its early streets were built and hills graded for settlement. Description of Edmond O'Flaherty as the city's first city engineer in 1857 (in charge of much of the street grading), assisted by the author of the article, Daniel Geary. |
| Notes | Streets mentioned in the article about their grading and construction: (1) 5th Street, (2) Independence Avenue, (3) Walnut Street, (4) Delaware Street, (5) Grand Avenue, (6) Market Street, (7) Main Street, (8) Wyandotte Street, (9) 12th Street, (10) 9th Street, (11) 2nd Street, and (12) 3rd Street. |
| Author | Daniel Geary
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| Date | September//1970 |
| Source | Westport Historical Quarterly |
| Location | 977.8411 W53 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Number | 2 |
| Page | 28-31 |
| Local Subject | Streets
Bluffs
O'Flaherty, Edmond
Engineers
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 99555 |
| CONTENTdm number | 12359 |
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