Helping the present understand the past
It’s Around the Town Thursday and today we’re looking at a park located in Shawnee, Kansas. Pioneer Crossing Park sits on a small tract of land in that was formerly a used car lot. It features two sculptures by a local Shawnee artist named Charles Goslin (the same Charles Goslin that created the statue of…
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Today’s Around the Town Thursday post focuses on a location not far from my house. I can’t recall the number of times I’ve driven past Herman E. Laird Park without stopping. Herman E. Laird Park is located in Shawnee, Kansas There are many wonderful aspects of the park: tennis courts, a playground, a picnic area…
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Welcome to Around the Town Thursday! Around the Town Thursday is a way for me to highlight interesting, fun or useful places around my beautiful hometown of Kansas City. In the spotlight today is one of my favorite places: The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. Liberty Memorial (during maintenance) The National World…