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1. A Journey to Missouri in 1822 A Journey to Missouri in 1822 October/3/1921 Description of the original settlement of "the town of Wyandotte City," or "what is now Kansas City, Kansas," made up mostly of Wyandotte Indians, in the 1840s.
2. Abstract for Shawnee Lands in Wyandotte County Abstract for Shawnee Lands in Wyandotte County Abstract for Shawnee Indian lands in Wyandotte County, Kansas, involving the Bluejacket family.
3. Abstracts Collection Finding Aid Abstracts Collection Finding Aid 1832-1972 (bulk 1832-1890) Assortment of abstracts, most of them for historical Kansas City areas, but a few are of other places. Documents are transcriptions or copies of transcriptions of the original documents. Abstracts include...
4. African-Americans in Wyandotte During the Pre-Civil War Period African-Americans in Wyandotte During the Pre-Civil War Period 2005 Article describes the African American population in Wyandotte, Kansas prior to the Civil War, and discusses notable African American individuals in the area.
5. Biography of Corrvine Patterson (1848-?), Businessman and Politician Biography of Corrvine Patterson (1848-?), Businessman and Politician 1999
6. Bleeding Kansas Period in Wyandotte County Bleeding Kansas Period in Wyandotte County Summer 2002 Article describes the rivalry between the towns of Wyandott City and Quindaro during the ''Bleeding Kansas'' era prior to the Civil War. Wyandott City became a center of pro-slave forces, while Quindaro...
7. Early Years of the Railroad in Kansas Early Years of the Railroad in Kansas 2004 Chapter of book detailing the impact of railroad on the development of cities and towns in Kansas. Of particular interest is the chapter's early section depicting the competition between towns in eastern...
8. Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 Greater Kansas City Official Year Book, 1904-05 1905 Description of the origins and early history of Kansas City, Kansas, including its West Bottoms, Quindaro, Wyandotte, and Armourdale portions, with "importance as a manufacturing city. ..exceed[ing] even...
9. Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas 1935 Descriptions of the early Wyandotte County, Kansas, town of Wyandotte, also known as Wyandotte City or Wyandotte Town, a rival of the town of Quindaro for Santa Fe trade upon its 1850s official founding....
10. Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott City, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott City, Kansas 1871 Street map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott City (now Kansas City), Kansas. Map shows parks, railroad lines, and water treatment facilities. List of office holders for each city, as well as a legend...
11. Look at the State They're In! Look at the State They're In! August/28/1954 Illustrated map and article about the establishment of the boundaries of the state of Kansas in 1859 "in the frontier settlement of Wyandotte, now a part of Kansas City," especially cutting short its western...
12. Man Who Named Lawrence Went on to Interesting Career in Area Man Who Named Lawrence Went on to Interesting Career in Area July/9/1981 File containing a portrait and biographical article about Samuel Newell Simpson, or Samuel Simpson, namer of the cities of Lawrence, Kansas and Kansas City, Kansas. Born in New Hampshire about 1826 and...
13. Map of Kansas City and Suburban Towns Map of Kansas City and Suburban Towns 1881 Two-color cadastral map shows political divisions including Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas; Westport, Missouri; and Wyandotte, Kansas; also shows roads, property owners, railroad lines, and...
14. Map of Kansas City and Suburban Towns Map of Kansas City and Suburban Towns 1881 Photocopy of original cadastral map that shows political divisions including Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas; Westport, Missouri; and Wyandotte, Kansas; also shows roads, property owners, railroad...
15. Materials on the Early Legal System in Wyandotte County Materials on the Early Legal System in Wyandotte County 2008 The first in a series of articles on the Courts and Bar Association of Wyandotte County. This installment describes the early legal history of Wyandotte County, Kansas, including the formation of the Wyandotte...
16. Politics Influence Early-Day Newspaper Politics Influence Early-Day Newspaper Spring 2009 Article tells the history of Wyandotte County, Kansas, newspapers. Its first newspaper was the Wyandotte City Register, founded in 1857 by Judge Mark William Delahay. The paper changed hands and names...
17. Riverfront View Riverfront View ca1865 Early riverfront view of Kansas City area identified as Wyandotte City in distance and Missouri River from Delaware near 2nd. Wyandotte Street is identified just west of Delaware.
18. Samuel Hallett and the Union Pacific Railway Company in Kansas Samuel Hallett and the Union Pacific Railway Company in Kansas Spring//1959 Photos (of Hallett and a bridge and railroad station at Wyandotte, Kansas) and biographical article about Samuel Hallett (ca. 1828-1864), builder of the Union Pacific Railroad from Kansas City through...
19. Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page f008 Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page f008 1895-1907 Key to Sanborn Map of Kansas City, Vol. 1 (corrected to January 1907), showing Kansas City area bounded from the Kansas and Missouri State Line on the west, Cherry on the east, the Missouri River to the...
20. Seeing Kansas in the Sixties Seeing Kansas in the Sixties 1939 Photo and caption about the site of the "town of Wyandotte," Kansas, in 1867, "population 3,000," and "part of the present central industrial district of Kansas City, Missouri."