Founders
The Town Company
Special | 6m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
In the final episode, we see the beginning of the town that would become Kansas City.
In 1838, seven years after the death of Gabriel Prudhomme, Jackson County held its second auction to sell the Prudhomme farm. A coalition of 14 men, who called themselves The Town Company, pooled their resources and purchased the land for $4,220. The men planned to build a new town near the levee that locals called West Ports Landing.
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Founders is a local public television program presented by Kansas City PBS
Founders
The Town Company
Special | 6m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1838, seven years after the death of Gabriel Prudhomme, Jackson County held its second auction to sell the Prudhomme farm. A coalition of 14 men, who called themselves The Town Company, pooled their resources and purchased the land for $4,220. The men planned to build a new town near the levee that locals called West Ports Landing.
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