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The town of Kansas, Missouri, was incorporated on June 1, 1850, reincorporated and renamed City of Kansas on March 28, 1853, and renamed Kansas City in 1889.The area straddles the border between Missouri and Kansas at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, and was considered a good place to settle.
For those unfamiliar with the KC area, the fact that Kansas City, Missouri and the state of Kansas share a name can be confusing. Since KCMO is in Missouri, shouldn’t it be called Missouri City?
The History of Kansas City: Together with a Sketch of the Commercial Resources of the Country with which it is Surrounded (Birdsall & Miller, 1881) online. Whitney, Carrie Westlake. Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908. Vol. 3 (SJ Clarke publishing Company, 1908) biographies of prominent figures. online. Shirley ...
Originally, Kansas City, Missouri was known as the Town of Kansas, inspired by the Kansas River, named after the Kansa Native American tribe, according to The Kansas City Public Library. By 1889 ...
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Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. [1] It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named.
For those unfamiliar with the KC area, the fact that Kansas City, Missouri and the state of Kansas share a name can be confusing.