The First Public Park in Kansas
North Esplanade Park and Historic District
North Esplanade Historic District
In the plat of the Town of Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, filed December 20, 1854, in the Surveyor General's Office at Fort Leavenworth, the proprietors of the town donated to the public "the perpetual use and benefit of all that portion of ground on this plat marked Esplanade" thereby establishing
The First Public Park in Kansas
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, December 12, 1976
Plaque dedicated by the Leavenworth County Historical Society, August 4, 1979
Marker is at the intersection of Esplanade Street and Osage Street, on the right when traveling north on Esplanade Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
