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Upcoming EventsHighland Park Elementary School Historical Marker Dedication -- May 30!
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Please REPLY to admin@nsdkc.org if you will attend so we may make appropriate arrangements for the museum tour and refreshments. _________________________________________ The marker is the organization's second historical marker placed in southeast Jackson County since 2018, when it placed a marker at Lake Lotawana. The new marker acknowledges the heritage of Highland Farms, the namesake of Highland Park Elementary School. The Lee's Summit Historical Society, Lee's Summit R-7 School District, and Highland Park Elementary School staff have been partners in this project with NSDKC, and NSDKC members Gary and Louise Hicks, who provided the funds for the marker. Gary is a past president of NSDKC, and Louise is the niece of Louise Willig Rehn (deceased), who, in 1929, was employed by Milton and Maud Thompson to clerk livestock sales and do accounting for Highland Farms. During that time, the farm was noted as the world's largest registered Hereford breeding farm! In addition, Louise Rehn was engaged in Thompson's Lake Lotawana project and was the Matriarch of the Lake for nearly seven decades! Details and Directions The Lee's Summit Historical Museum is located in downtown Lee's Summit, across the tracks from the ol' railway depot. Museum parking is available on Main St. in front of the museum or on either the north or west sides of the museum building. Address: 220 SW Main Street, Lee's Summit, MO 64063. Below are suggested directions for driving to Highland Park Elementary School, located within the southeast quadrant of Lee's Summit.
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