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1. 1903: The Great Flood 1903: The Great Flood 2002 Article describes the 1903 Flood in Armourdale, the Kansas River bottoms, and the lower areas of the Argentine district. Author believes the primary cause of the 1903 Flood on the Kansas River was its...
2. 1951 Flood 1951 Flood 1951 Aerial view of flooded area, looking north of bridges spanning Kansas River and the stockyards.
3. 1951: The Great Flood 1951: The Great Flood Summer 2001 Photos and article about the 1951 flood, "the second major flood of Kansas City, Kansas history" and the author's experiences in surviving it.
4. A History of Kansas City, Mo.: Her Business, Population, Natural Resources, and Inducements to Manufactures A History of Kansas City, Mo.: Her Business, Population, Natural Resources, and Inducements to Manufactures and Capitalists //1873 Mention of the "new" 1873 bridge across the Kaw, or Kansas River.
5. A River Runs Through Us A River Runs Through Us August 1, 2007 Article about the Riverfront Heritage Trail that winds through Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. The trail follows the Missouri and Kansas Rivers and includes historical and educational markers...
6. Aerial Riverfront View Aerial Riverfront View Armourdale, 23rd Street Viaduct, Central Avenue, looking south.
7. Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City and West Bottoms Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City and West Bottoms Aerial view of downtown Kansas City, the West Bottoms, and the confluence of the Kansas River with the Missouri River looking northwest.
8. Aerial View of Kansas City Aerial View of Kansas City 1955 Looking north along Kansas River, showing where it joins with Missouri River. Also shows Kansas City Stockyards.
9. City of Kansas, Missouri City of Kansas, Missouri 1874 Map of Kansas City, Missouri, (in four parts) extending west to the Kansas River, north to the Missouri River, east to Woodland, and south to 1874 city limits (approx. 23rd St.). Map includes names of...
10. Costs Mount as River Erodes Costs Mount as River Erodes January 16, 2007 Missouri River channel erosion is causing problems with the water supply for the metro area. "A levee and a wharf area in Kansas City, Kan., are among the places where the river is making channel cuts...
11. Damming the Kaw: The Kiro Controversy and Flood Control in the Great Depression Damming the Kaw: The Kiro Controversy and Flood Control in the Great Depression Spring, 2003 Article retells the history of a depression era (1933) flood control project to dam the Kansas River and create a giant lake between Kiro Dam and Manhattan, Kansas. It not only would control flooding but...
12. Delaware Lands Belonging to the Union Pacific Rail Way Company, Eastern Division Delaware Lands Belonging to the Union Pacific Rail Way Company, Eastern Division ca. 1867 Map of ceded Delaware lands in Kansas, which the Union Pacific, Eastern Division was selling to settlers at the time of the map's creation. Residences of individuals, apparently tribal officials, are indicated,...
13. Exploring the Kaw Valley Exploring the Kaw Valley 2002 Book details the Kaw River valley areas and includes a short section on the Grinter House with a photograph. Gives the history of the Grinter family and of the historical significance of the home.
14. Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River August//1933 Second in a series of articles about ferries in Kansas, describing the history of those on the Kansas River.
15. Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River--Concluded Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River--Concluded February//1934 Conclusion of the second in a series of articles about ferries in Kansas, describing the history of those on the Kansas River.
16. Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River--Continued Ferries in Kansas: Part II--Kansas River--Continued November//1933 Continuation of the second in a series of articles about ferries in Kansas, describing the history of those on the Kansas River.
17. First Kansas River Ferry First Kansas River Ferry March 17, 2026 Tall Charles, a Wyandotte Indian, whose grave is marked by a broken stone in Huron cemetery, Kansas City, Kas., conducted the first ferry over the Kansas river.
18. Flood Scene Flood Scene 1903 Damaged bridges at the mouth of the Kansas River.
19. Flood Scene Flood Scene 1903 Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.
20. Flood Scene Flood Scene 1903 Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.