Missouri Town 1855

Missouri Town Living History Museum is a outdoor history museum located in Fleming Park east of Lake Jacomo in Jackson County, Missouri. It is owned and operated by Jackson County Parks + Rec.

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Site description

Missouri Town Living History Museum consists of more than 25 structures, most dating from before the Civil War. 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.
Missouri Town was never an actual town. It is a representation of a mid-19th-century Missouri town, consisting of buildings moved from other locations in Missouri. Buildings include:

Barns
Chicken Coop
Church
Herb Shed
Hog Shed
Law Office
Luttrell Cabin
Marsh House
Riffie House
Schoolhouse
Smokehouses
Summer Kitchen
Tavern
Webb House
Withers House
Woodard Workshop

Several buildings are reproductions using materials salvaged from other period structures, such as the Mercantile and Blacksmith Shop .
The Root Cellar is the only building original to the property, having belonged to the farm that owned the site before being purchased by Jackson County Parks + Rec.

Programs and activities

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

Friends of Missouri Town 1855

The Friends is a non-profit group formed shortly after the site opened, passionate about the history of the site and its legacy. They provide many talents to the village: including sewing, dying, candle making, cider pressing, weaving, etc.