Drake Park
Drake Park is a park in Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri. Drake Park is situated nearby to Southwest Parkway, as well as near the ice rink Bode Ice Arena.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patee House and Jesse James Home Museum.
Patee House
Museum
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The Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River. Patee House is situated 1½ miles north of Drake Park.
Jesse James Home Museum
Museum
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The Jesse James Home Museum is the house in St. Joseph, Missouri where outlaw Jesse James was living and was gunned down on April 3, 1882, by Robert Ford. Jesse James Home Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Drake Park.
St. Joseph City Hall
Town hall
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St. Joseph City Hall is a historic city hall located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Eckel & Aldrich and built in 1926–1927. St. Joseph City Hall is situated 2½ miles north of Drake Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Joseph and Elwood.
St. Joseph
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St. Joseph, is a city in Missouri. It is famous as the place where Jesse James was gunned down, and as the home of Cherry Mash confectionery. It was also the headquarters for the Pony Express, as well as a major "jumping off" point for the Oregon Trail.
Elwood
Village
Elwood is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located west across the Missouri River from Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,125. Elwood is situated 2½ miles northwest of Drake Park.
Saxton
Hamlet
Saxton is an extinct hamlet in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Saxton is situated 4 miles east of Drake Park.
Drake Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.73712° or 39° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
-94.83563° or 94° 50′ 8″ westOpen location code
86F7P5P7+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 470145201OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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