Missouri Town 1855

Missouri Town 1855

Established	1964[1]
Location	Lee's Summit, Missouri
Coordinates	38°58′25″N 94°18′03″W / 38.973710°N 94.300855°W
Type	Living History Museum
Website	Missouri Town 1855 - Jackson County Parks & Rec

Missouri Town 1855 is a 30-acre (120,000 m²) outdoor history museum located in Fleming Park east of Lake Jacomo in Jackson County, Missouri.^[2]

Site description

Missouri Town 1855 consists of more than 25 structures, dating from before the Civil War (1820 to 1860). This antebellum open-air museum shows 19th-century lifestyle using interpreters dressed in period attire, the growing of various crops of the era, along with livestock (many rare).^{[2] [3]}

Missouri Town 1855 was never an actual town. It is a representation of a mid-19th-century Missouri town, consisting of buildings which were moved there from other locations in Missouri. Buildings include:^[2]

• Barns (c. 1840, 1848, 1855, 1860)
• Chicken Coop (c. 1830–1850)
• Church (c. 1850)
• Colonel’s House (c. 1855)
• Hog Shed (c. 1838)
• Law Office (c. 1880)
• Mercantile
• Schoolhouse (c. 1860)
• Smokehouses (c. 1830–1850)
• Stagecoach stop
• Tavern (c. 1850)
• Various Homes
• Well House

Programs and activities

There are workshops available from spring to fall. The official website^[2] should be referenced for details, as they vary from year to year.

See also

• Historical reenactment
• List of tourist attractions providing reenactment
• Living history

References

1. Fox, Jeff (October 3, 2014). "Missouri Town 1855 Turning 50". The Examiner. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
2. "Missouri Town 1855". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
3. Light, Kristina (May 2010). "Missouri Town 1855 & The Little House Project". KC Parent. Retrieved 1 June 2015.