Clay County, Missouri - Kansas City, Missouri, Liberty, Missouri, Independence, Missouri, Missouri City, Missouri, Kearney, Missouri, Gladstone (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Kansas City, Missouri, Liberty, Missouri, Independence, Missouri, Missouri City, Missouri, Kearney, Missouri, Gladstone, Missouri, Glenaire, Missouri, Avondale, Missouri, North Kansas City, Missouri, Pleasant Valley, Missouri, Birmingham, Missouri, Mosby, Missouri, Smithville, Missouri, Claycomo, Missouri, Randolph, Missouri, Oakwood, Missouri, Prathersville, Missouri, Holt, Missouri, Excelsior Estates, Missouri, Oaks, Missouri, Lawson, Missouri, Oakview, Missouri, Oakwood Park, Missouri, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Sugar Creek, Missouri, KWJC, Mid-Continent Public Library, Ectonville, Missouri, Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site, KCXL, Battle of Liberty, KMJK, SubTropolis, Midwest National Air Center, Elms Hotel, Liberty Bend Bridge, Liberty Arsenal, Winnetonka High School, Clay County Savings Association Building, Smithville Lake, Staley High School, KGGN, IOOF Liberty Lodge No. 49, Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway, Fishing River, Smithville School District. Excerpt: Kansas City, Missouri (informally abbreviated KC) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses 318 square miles (820 km) in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is one of two county seats of Jackson County, the other being Independence, which is to the city's east. As of 2010, the population census was 459,787 with a metro area of 2.1 million. Kansas City was founded in 1838 as the "Town of Kansas" at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers and was incorporated in its present form in 1850. Situated opposite Kansas City, Kansas, the city was the location of several battles during the Civil War, including the Battle of Westport. The city is well known for its cont...