Muncie, Kansas

Neighborhood in Wyandotte, Kansas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Muncie, Kansas

Muncie is a neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas on the north bank of the Kansas River. Rail lines run through it.

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Muncie
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 39°5′15″N 94°44′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
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The area[1] derives its name from the Munsee (tribe) which was part of the Algonquian speaking Delaware (tribe). Reverend Jesse Vogler[2] and John Kilbuck, and 72 Christianized Munsee Indians, came to the area aboard the St. Peters. The Munsee Moravian Mission was located in the Westfield settlement.[3]

On December 8, 1874, the James-Younger Gang are believed to have robbed a Kansas Pacific Railroad there of $30,000.

Grinter Place in the Grinter Heights neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places. A ferry that was used on the military route between Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas crossed the river here.

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Grinter House

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