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so64 · Level 38: Crackdown **Posts:** 12538 **Timestamp:** Fri Oct 17, 08 7:22 PM

*Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.
*It encompasses 318 square miles (820 km2) in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. The city also serves as the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, second largest in Missouri.
*Originally called the Town of Kansas and established in 1850 by the Kansas Town Company.
*Would become the City of Kansas in 1853 under the direction of a new mayor.
*Situated opposite Kansas City, Kansas, the city was the location of several battles during the Civil War, including the Battle of Westport.
*Also the site of several Border Wars skirmishes before the Civil War with Kansas
*Kansas City, Missouri, is often abbreviated as "KCMO", or simply "KC" (both abbreviations often refer to the metro area)
*It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains. With over 200 fountains, the city claims to have second most in the world, just behind Rome.
*The city also has more boulevards than any city except Paris and has been called "Paris of the Plains."
*Informal nicknames include BBQ Capital of the World, and residents are known as Kansas Citians.
*It is sometimes referred to colloquially as the Heart of America as it is near both the population center of the United States and the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states.
*It's current mayor is Mark Funkhouser, who was the center of controversy after placing his wife on his payroll as adviser.
*Was very influential to blues and jazz. This can be seen in its historic 18th and Vine district, which not only houses a lot of jazz cafes, but the Jazz museum. Very groovy if I do say so myself...
*Swope Park is one of the nation's largest city parks, comprising 1,805 acres (2.82 sq. mi.), more than twice as big as New York's Central Park.[22] It features a full-fledged zoo, a woodland nature and wildlife rescue center, two golf courses, two lakes, an amphitheatre, day-camp area, and numerous picnic grounds. Hodge Park, in the Northland, covers 1,029 acres (1.61 sq. mi.). This park includes the 80 acre Shoal Creek Living History Museum, a village of more than 20 historical buildings dating from 1807 to 1885. Riverfront Park, 955 acres on the banks of the Missouri River on the north edge of downtown, holds annual Fourth of July celebrations and other festivals during the year.

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