Boy Scouts of America

Troop 282

Blue Elk District • Heart of America Council, BSA

A Chartered Organization of Trinity Episcopal Church

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May 14th, 2018

Heritage Hike – Downtown Kansas City May 5, 2018

As a scout this was my 1st time to be in downtown Kansas City. We started our hike at the Union Cemetery where we learned this was the first Cemetery between Kansas City and Westport to unite the two cities. Then we moved to the Scout Statue in memorial to local Indian tribes. Then we were on the move to the Pioneer Women Statue dedicated to all the women that went west. Then we were off to what I really wanted to see, the WWI Museum. What a place, it has a lot of guns and even a tank. We watched a couple of movies and got to walk around and look at everything. Then we were off to Union Station where we learned about an actual shot out that took place. Then off to the Korean War memorial and the Washington statue in Washing Park. Then we got a big surprise, we got to ride the street car to lunch. Plowboys here we come. We found out at Plowboys that the owner opened up early just for us. Here we ate lunch and learned the history of BBQ in Kansas City. Lunch was GREAT!!!. Then we were off to the River Market once again by Street Car. We learned about the River Market and then we got back on the Street Car back to downtown where we got off and walked several blocks where we saw the first fire station in Kansas City, the Folly Theater, the Auditorium, Bartle Hall and Barney Allis Plaza. Then it was back to the Street Car for our ride to Union Station where we got off and walked to the bus. Then we all had a big surprise. There is actually an Eagle Scout fountain in Kansas City. Seeing this made me want to be an Eagle Scout.

 

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