Missouri Town Living History Museum is a 30-acre (120,000 m2) outdoor history museum located in Fleming Park east of Lake Jacomo in Jackson County, Missouri.[2] It is owned and operated by Jackson County Parks + Rec.
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Former name | Missouri Town 1855 |
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| Established | 1964[1] |
| Location | Blue Springs, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°58′25″N 94°18′03″W / 38.973710°N 94.300855°W |
| Type | Living History Museum |
| Website | Missouri Town - Jackson County Parks & Rec |
Site description
editMissouri Town Living History Museum consists of more than 25 structures, most dating from before the Civil War (1820 to 1860). This antebellum open-air museum shows 19th-century lifestyle using interpreters dressed in period attire, the growing of various crops of the era, along with livestock (many rare).[2] [3]
Missouri Town was never an actual town. It is a representation of a mid-19th-century Missouri town, consisting of buildings which were moved there from other locations in Missouri. Buildings include:[2]
- Barns (c. 1840, 1848, 1855, 1860)
- Chicken Coop (c. 1830–1850)
- Church (c. 1844)
- Herb Shed (Unknown)
- Hog Shed (c. 1838)
- Law Office (c. 1880)
- Luttrell Cabin (c. 1860)
- Marsh House (c. 1841–1855)
- Riffie House (c. 1844)
- Schoolhouse (c. 1860)
- Smokehouses (c. 1830, 1850)
- Summer Kitchen (c. 1842–1843)
- Tavern (c. 1822)
- Webb House (c. 1848)
- Withers House (1842)
- Woodard Workshop (c. 1837)
Several buildings are reproductions using materials salvaged from other period structures, such as the Mercantile (c. 1973) and Blacksmith Shop (c. 1970) .
The Root Cellar is only building original to the property, having belonged to the farm that owned the site before being purchased by Jackson County Parks + Rec.
Programs and activities
editThere are workshops available from spring to fall. The official website[2] should be referenced for details, as they vary from year to year.
Friends of Missouri Town 1855
editThe Friends are a non-profit group formed shortly after the site opened, passionate about the history of the site and its legacy. They provide many talents to the village: including sewing, dying, candle making, cider pressing, weaving, etc.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fox, Jeff (October 3, 2014). "Missouri Town 1855 Turning 50". The Examiner. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Missouri Town 1855". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Light, Kristina (May 2010). "Missouri Town 1855 & The Little House Project". KC Parent. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "About". FOMT 1855. Retrieved 2023-07-16.