Argentine, Kansas
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Argentine is a community
of Kansas City, Kansas
, located in the southern part of Wyandotte County
. It is bordered on the west by the Turner
community, on the east by the Rosedale
community, on the south by Johnson County
, and on the north by Armourdale
community and by the Kansas River
. Argentine was primarily recognized for the prosperous silver smeltery for which it was named. Built on the site of a former Shawnee reservation, the proximity of the railroad, local lumber sources, the smeltery, and in later years, steel manufacturing, meant that the city enjoyed a considerable amount of economic success for quite some time. When the smeltery finally closed, the city found itself in the throes of an unprecedented financial crisis and began to seek entry to nearby Kansas City in 1907. Although the community was annexed and became the seventh ward of Kansas City, KS in 1910, the neighborhood retains its own distinct flavor and personality.
Prominent nearby landmarks include Argentine Carnegie Library
(the last Carnegie library
in the Kansas City metropolitan area
), the grave of the Shawnee prophet Tensquatawa at White Feather Spring
, Sauer Castle
at 945 Shawnee Road, and the Argentine mural located at 30th Street and Metropolitan Avenue. The neighborhood has its own middle school, Argentine Middle School
.
The neighborhood is the location of one of three rail yards on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
, the Argentine Yard.
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
of Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, located in the southern part of Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Wyandotte County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was 157,505 for the 2010 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City with which it shares a unified government...
. It is bordered on the west by the Turner
Turner, Kansas
Turner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:...
community, on the east by the Rosedale
Rosedale, Kansas
Rosedale, Kansas is a community of Kansas City, Kansas located in the southeast corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is bordered on the north by the Kansas River and the Armourdale neighborhood, on the south by Johnson County, on the west by the Argentine neighborhood, and on the east by the...
community, on the south by Johnson County
Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...
, and on the north by Armourdale
Armourdale, Kansas
Armourdale community is a district in the lower part of the Kansas River valley in Kansas City, Kansas. It is a main district between the West Bottoms and the Rosedale, Kansas area....
community and by the Kansas River
Kansas River
The Kansas River is a river in northeastern Kansas in the United States. It is the southwestern-most part of the Missouri River drainage, which is in turn the northwestern-most portion of the extensive Mississippi River drainage. Its name come from the Kanza people who once inhabited the area...
. Argentine was primarily recognized for the prosperous silver smeltery for which it was named. Built on the site of a former Shawnee reservation, the proximity of the railroad, local lumber sources, the smeltery, and in later years, steel manufacturing, meant that the city enjoyed a considerable amount of economic success for quite some time. When the smeltery finally closed, the city found itself in the throes of an unprecedented financial crisis and began to seek entry to nearby Kansas City in 1907. Although the community was annexed and became the seventh ward of Kansas City, KS in 1910, the neighborhood retains its own distinct flavor and personality.
Prominent nearby landmarks include Argentine Carnegie Library
Argentine Carnegie Library
The Argentine Branch Library, sometimes known as the Argentine Carnegie Library is located at 2800 Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built by Rose and Peterson . It was deemed as one of the KCK's historic landmarks on March 28, 1985...
(the last Carnegie library
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
), the grave of the Shawnee prophet Tensquatawa at White Feather Spring
White Feather Spring
The White feather Spring is in the Argentine section of Kansas City, Kansas. It is on private property. White Feather Spring gets its name from Susan White Feather, the first property owner after the Treaty of 1854 land parceling.-History:...
, Sauer Castle
Sauer Castle
[Note: SAMPLE PICTURES: http://dontlisten.deviantart.com/art/Sauer-s-Castle-3-186043105?q=gallery:dontlisten/27121298&qo=31or you can try google images. The pictures from the above link are copy righted]....
at 945 Shawnee Road, and the Argentine mural located at 30th Street and Metropolitan Avenue. The neighborhood has its own middle school, Argentine Middle School
Argentine Middle School
Argentine Middle School is a school in the town of Argentine, Kansas, and is one of the Argentine, Kansas, Public Schools.The middle school was created when Argentine High School became Argentine Middle School in 1973. The present principal of Argentine Middle School is Jereme Brueggeman.The school...
.
The neighborhood is the location of one of three rail yards on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
, the Argentine Yard.