| 1808 |
Known
as trading post |
| 1820 |
Steamboat
arrived |
| 1827 |
Organization
of Independence (now suburb) |
| 1833 |
Organization
of Westport (now part of city) |
| 1839 |
Organization
of Kansas City |
| 1845 |
Post
Office established |
| 1850 |
Incorporation
"Town of Kansas" |
| 1851 |
Newspaper
established |
| 1856 |
Board
of Trade Organized |
| 1857 |
Chamber
of Commerce Organized |
| 1858 |
Telegraph
Service into city |
| 1860 |
Ground
broken for first railroad into city |
| 1863 |
Ground
broken for first railroad to west from Kansas City |
| 1864 |
Passenger
Train to West left Kansas City |
| 1865 |
Passenger
Train from East |
| 1869 |
Bridge
over Missouri River (Hannibal Bridge) |
| 1869 |
Street
Railroad Chartered |
| 1869 |
Grain
Elevator |
| 1870 |
Packing
House opened |
| 1871 |
Stock
Yards Open |
| 1872 |
Recognized
as grain market |
| 1875 |
Clearing
House organized |
| 1879 |
Telephone
service |
| 1885 |
Electric
Street Railway |
| 1886 |
Live
Stock Exchange organized |
