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A People's History of Kansas City

Was Kansas City almost named Possum Trot?

By Suzanne Hogan
Published January 26, 2021 at 8:59 AM CST
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People from Kansas City know that our city’s name can be confusing to outsiders, because there is more than one Kansas City. But how close were we to being called something else?

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