Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri
Sni-A-Bar Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was annexed into the city of Kansas City, Missouri and is within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
It was established in 1834, named after Sni-A-Bar Creek. The township included Blue Springs, Oak Grove, and the village of Grain Valley.
It reportedly became William Quantrill's "principal rendezvous mainly because this area provided many bushwhackers and Confederate sympathizers".
From 1913-1945, it was the site of a large demonstration farm called Sni-A-Bar Farms, the legacy of Kansas City newspaper mogul William Rockhill Nelson. It sustained the community through the Great Depression.
Further reading
- Missouri atlas (archived), including Jackson County circa 1930
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri
- ^ "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Napier, Marcia (November 20, 2019). "Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar". Grain Valley News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Schnetzer, Wayne (October 2008). "Sni-A-Bar Hills". The Blue & Grey Chronicle. Vol. 12, no. 1. Joanne C. Eakin. pp. 1–8. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Knight, Kael; Potter, Steven V. (March 26, 2024). "The Legacy of Sni-A-Bar Farms". Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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