Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri

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Sni-A-Bar Township is an inactive township in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It was annexed into the city of Kansas City, Missouri and is within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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History

It was established in 1834, named after Sni-A-Bar Creek. [2] [3] 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". [4]

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. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sni-A-Bar Township, Jackson County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ Napier, Marcia (November 20, 2019). "Looking Back: The History And Mystery Behind The Name Sni-A-Bar". Grain Valley News. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Knight, Kael; Potter, Steven V. (March 26, 2024). "The Legacy of Sni-A-Bar Farms" . Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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