Merriam Park

Merriam Park (HMDKI)

Location: Merriam, KS 66202 Johnson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 0.869', W 94° 41.389'

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President Ulysses S. Grant dedicated a spectacular park on this site on July 1, 1880. Built by the Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad and designed by the famed landscape architect George Kessler, the park covered 40 acres from Shawnee Mission Parkway to 65th Street and from Grandview to the Railroad tracks.

An attraction visited by thousands, Merriam Park featured a zoo with bear pits, a lagoon used for summer sailboating and winter ice-skating, and a horse-drawn carousel.

Park visitors also enjoyed tennis, croquet, baseball and square dancing. A personal dream of park superintendent George Kessler was realized when he brought to the park a tree from every country in the world.

On stepping off the train platform, visitors were greeted by the sound of band concerts and the vision of "MERRIAM" spelled out in flowers.
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 353701 N 4319742
Decimal Degrees39.01448333, -94.68981667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.869', W 94° 41.389'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 52.14" N, 94° 41' 23.34" W
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Area Code(s)816, 913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4240 Eby Ave, Merriam KS 66202, US
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