{"id":52644,"date":"2025-01-28T06:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T06:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T06:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T06:36:36","slug":"antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=52644","title":{"rendered":"Antioch Park: An Enduring Green Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnson County Park and Recreation District\u2019s (JCPRD) 44-acre Antioch Park has a long and rich environmental and communal history. Unlike much of the rest of Johnson County, the land that is now Antioch Park was never extensively developed or cultivated. What you see around you looks much like it did 200 years ago. A new History in the Parks interpretive marker, installed outside Building A, shares the area\u2019s history. This month\u2019s blog post recounts some of the land\u2019s history. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Native Lands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For centuries, the area that is now Antioch Park was part of the communally held ancestral hunting territory of the Kanza and Osage Tribes. In the 1820s, the federal government removed the Kanza and Osage people to reservations elsewhere in what is now Kansas. The government then removed the Shawnee from their ancestral territory in the Ohio River Valley and placed them on a reservation that spanned modern-day Johnson County until 1854. Congress then formed the Kansas Territory and again removed the Shawnee. The influence of Indigenous people and cultures remains today in the names of streets, parks, and geographical features throughout the county. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965-16-348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3362,4096\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2 the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348 National Portrait Gallery, public domain.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Delicately painted portrait of a young woman with dark hair parted in the middle, a lock of hair over her shoulder. She wears beaded necklaces and dangly earrings, with some red paint on her cheeks and hair part. She is wrapped in white and pink cloth that just peaks out from a fur wrap, perhaps a pelt of some kind. Background is gray and cream.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;American artist George Catlin painted Indigenous people throughout the West. He captured Kah che qua\u2019s likeness in The Female Eagle while at Fort Leavenworth in 1832. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery, public domain.&#9;&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg?w=390\" width=\"3362\" height=\"4096\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg\" alt=\"American artist George Catlin painted Indigenous people throughout the West. He captured Kah che qua\u2019s likeness in The Female Eagle while at Fort Leavenworth in 1832. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery, public domain.\" class=\"wp-image-5281\" style=\"width:538px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg 3362w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg?w=79&amp;h=96 79w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg?w=390&amp;h=475 390w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-the_female_eagle_-_shawano_1965.16.348-national-portrait-gallery-public-domain.jpg?w=768&amp;h=936 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3362px) 100vw, 3362px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>American artist George Catlin painted Indigenous people throughout the West. He captured Kah che qua\u2019s likeness in The Female Eagle while at Fort Leavenworth in 1832. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery, public domain<\/em>.\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Shawnee Land Grant Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 44 acres of Antioch Park once belonged to a 200-acre federal land grant to <strong>Kah che qua<\/strong>, a prominent member of Shawnee society. Despite her prominence, few written records exist about Kah che qua. The 1857 Shawnee Indian Census records show that she was widowed and living with her five children. A local missionary\u2019s diary indicated that one of Kah che qua\u2019s children, Anna, attended the <strong>Quaker Mission <\/strong>school, located just north of 63rd Street. The 1866 Census of Shawnees reported that Kah che qua grew corn, oats, and potatoes at her home in today\u2019s Antioch Park. She was listed among the 770 Shawnees who had removed to the Oklahoma reservation in the early 1870s. It is estimated Kah che qua died before 1873. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Oak Park Stock Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kah che qua\u2019s land became part of the landholdings of her neighbor, Shawnee Chief Graham Rogers, in the late 1860s. Rogers sold his 800 acres to Henry Coppock in 1868, including the land that is now Antioch Park. Coppock established <strong>Oak Park Farm<\/strong>, a stock farm where he raised mules, beef cattle, and hogs. The majority of the land ran east-west between Antioch Road and Metcalf Avenue, and north-south between 63rd and 71st Streets. Coppock also developed a large orchard, but much of the land remained wooded according to the <em>1874 Atlas Map of Johnson County, Kansas<\/em>. Coppock sold his extensive holdings in 1880 with plans to move to Montana but ultimately stayed in Johnson County, purchasing 1,000 acres of farmland in present-day Prairie Village.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png\" data-orig-size=\"723,914\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3 1874 Atlas Oak Park Farm, p81\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A pen and ink sketch of a home, wooded acreage, and horses and mules in a field, with out buildings behind. Below sketch, a map of the Oak Park Farm, including pink sections of land to represent cultivated land, green sections of land to represent wooded, and additional labels for homes, outbuildings, and orchards. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png?w=390\" width=\"723\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5283\" style=\"width:615px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png 723w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png?w=76&amp;h=96 76w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-1874-atlas-oak-park-farm-p81.png?w=390&amp;h=493 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5285\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/4-rogers-coppock-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1131,848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4 Rogers-Coppock 3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Color photograph of a white clapboard house in the federal style (5 windows across), stone and brick chimneys at each end, and a one-story porch with four pillars at the front. Trees surround the home, which displays two red, white, and blue buntings from the porch ceiling. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Henry Coppock\u2019s substantial property, called Oak Park Farm, was illustrated in the 1874 Atlas Map of Johnson County, Kansas. Antioch Park is included in the green-shaded \u201c75 acres timber\u201d at center. The Rogers-Coppock house shown at the top was built by Shawnee Chief Graham Rogers and stands in the nearby neighborhood today. Johnson County Museum&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg?w=390\" width=\"1131\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Coppock\u2019s substantial property, called Oak Park Farm, was illustrated in the 1874 Atlas Map of Johnson County, Kansas. Antioch Park is included in the green-shaded \u201c75 acres timber\u201d at center. The Rogers-Coppock house shown at the top was built by Shawnee Chief Graham Rogers and stands in the nearby neighborhood today. Johnson County Museum\" class=\"wp-image-5285\" style=\"width:630px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg?w=128&amp;h=96 128w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg?w=390&amp;h=292 390w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4-rogers-coppock-3.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1131px) 100vw, 1131px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Henry Coppock\u2019s substantial property, called Oak Park Farm, was illustrated in the 1874 Atlas Map of Johnson County, Kansas. Antioch Park is included in the green-shaded \u201c75 acres timber\u201d at center. The Rogers-Coppock house shown at the top was built by Shawnee Chief Graham Rogers and stands in the nearby neighborhood today. Johnson County Museum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Gentleman\u2019s Farm and Rural Retreat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>George Milburn purchased Coppock\u2019s 800 acres with the intent of creating a <strong>gentleman\u2019s farm<\/strong> \u2013 a leisure estate for Kansas City\u2019s wealthy. Although Milburn sought fresh air for his failing health, he died just three years later in 1883. Milburn\u2019s wife and children remained on the property for nearly four decades. Their surname was later applied to a suburban neighborhood and a country club in the area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5289\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1659953993&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;38.964019444444&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-95.236336111111&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5 Watkins Milburn , approved IMG_7208\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Color photograph of a early 20th century car. Green in color with hard black rubber tires and white rims with spokes, the car has no grate for a radiator, as it is electric. Two round headlights sit over the tires. The cabin resembles a carriage, but is enclosed in glass. Under the car sits a large, black battery cell.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Born in England, George Milburn founded the Milburn Wagon Company in Indiana and Ohio, and received a lucrative government contract for war wagons. He subcontracted with Studebaker Bros, wagonmakers who later became automobile manufacturers. After Milburn\u2019s death, his company produced between 4 \u2013 5,000 early electric cars called the Milburn Light Electric Automobile. The company closed in 1923. Courtesy Douglas County Historical Society, Watkins Museum of History.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg?w=390\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg\" alt=\"Born in England, George Milburn founded the Milburn Wagon Company in Indiana and Ohio, and received a lucrative government contract for war wagons. He subcontracted with Studebaker Bros, wagonmakers who later became automobile manufacturers. After Milburn\u2019s death, his company produced between 4 \u2013 5,000 early electric cars called the Milburn Light Electric Automobile. The company closed in 1923. Courtesy Douglas County Historical Society, Watkins Museum of History.\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" style=\"width:625px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg?w=128&amp;h=96 128w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg?w=390&amp;h=293 390w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/5-watkins-milburn-approved-img_7208.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Born in England, George Milburn founded the Milburn Wagon Company in Indiana and Ohio, and received a lucrative government contract for war wagons. He subcontracted with Studebaker Bros, wagonmakers who later became automobile manufacturers. After Milburn\u2019s death, his company produced between 4 \u2013 5,000 early electric cars called the Milburn Light Electric Automobile. The company closed in 1923. Courtesy Douglas County Historical Society, Watkins Museum of History.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A series of other prominent residents seeking a retreat in the countryside purchased portions of the land after the Milburns. Grace Vernon, a widowed woman in her forties, bought what is now Antioch Park in 1923 and built <strong>\u201cVernon\u2019s Nook,\u201d<\/strong> a house designed like an English thatched cottage, as well as other guest houses and a horse stable. In 1946, Lathrop G. and Geraldine Backstrom purchased 44 acres with fishing ponds and wooded lands where their children rode horses. Lathrop Backstrom was one of the first members of the county\u2019s new park board. In 1956, the Backstroms sold their land to the Shawnee Mission Park District, JCPRD\u2019s predecessor, so that it could become the first county park.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/6-vernons-nook\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png\" data-orig-size=\"1142,774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6 Vernons Nook\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Black and white photo of a two-floor shingle-style home three windows wide. A large brick chimney is partially obscured at left by foliage. An \u201ceyebrow\u201d dormer is centered on the sloping roof. A paved veranda includes picnic tables.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grace Vernon built an English cottage-style home in the 1920s, which stands today as Building A. Called \u201cVernon\u2019s Nook,\u201d it had a two-floor living room, and its prominent fireplace and large windows overlooking the property remain. JCPRD.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png?w=390\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1142\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png\" alt=\"Grace Vernon built an English cottage-style home in the 1920s, which stands today as Building A. Called \u201cVernon\u2019s Nook,\u201d it had a two-floor living room, and its prominent fireplace and large windows overlooking the property remain. JCPRD.\" class=\"wp-image-5290\" style=\"width:683px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png 1142w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png?w=128&amp;h=87 128w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png?w=390&amp;h=264 390w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6-vernons-nook.png?w=768&amp;h=521 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Grace Vernon built an English cottage-style home in the 1920s, which stands today as Building A. Called \u201cVernon\u2019s Nook,\u201d it had a two-floor living room, and its prominent fireplace and large windows overlooking the property remain. JCPRD.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The First JCPRD Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As suburban developments grew after World War II, setting aside parkland became a growing priority. A county-wide vote in 1953 led to a special taxing district, and in 1955 the Shawnee Mission Park Board met to create a master plan. Land for Antioch Park was purchased the following year. Mission resident John Barkley served as the first park district superintendent and directed Antioch Park\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>Antioch Park\u2019s popularity today stems from its special features. Over the years, a World War II fighter plane and \u201cDodge Town\u201d fascinated children. In 1974, the <strong>Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza<\/strong> (the first Vietnam memorial in the Kansas City metro) was constructed here, funded entirely by private donations. The Helen Cuddy Rose Garden and Memorial Arboretum, as well as the park\u2019s beautiful ponds, picnic shelters, and playground also draw visitors to this beloved park. Although one of JCPRD\u2019s smallest parks, Antioch Park is its oldest and one of its most visited properties, guaranteeing the green space will be preserved for many future generations to come.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/2024\/09\/03\/antioch-park-an-enduring-green-space\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"765,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 corsair JCM2014-45-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Black and white photograph of a navy airplane with folded up wings and a single propeller. A man and several children stand in front of the plane for the photograph. The photo has a few significant wrinkles.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In 1959, park superintendent John Barkley secured a surplus World War II-era Chance-Vaught F4U Corsair fighter plane from the Olathe Naval Air Station and had it installed in Antioch Park. Johnson County Museum &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg?w=390\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg?w=390\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"765\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg\" alt=\"In 1959, park superintendent John Barkley secured a surplus World War II-era Chance-Vaught F4U Corsair fighter plane from the Olathe Naval Air Station and had it installed in Antioch Park. Johnson County Museum\" class=\"wp-image-5293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg?w=128&amp;h=75 128w, https:\/\/jocohistory.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1-corsair-jcm2014-45-1.jpg?w=390&amp;h=229 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In 1959, park superintendent John Barkley secured a surplus World War II-era Chance-Vaught F4U Corsair fighter plane from the Olathe Naval Air Station and had it installed in Antioch Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/jocohistory.org\/digital\/collection\/jcm\/id\/15980\/rec\/3\">Johnson County Museum<\/a> <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Learn More!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You can learn more by visiting Antioch Park to view the interpretive marker installed there. The marker is part of JCPRD\u2019s\u00a0<strong>History in the Parks (HIP) marker series<\/strong>, a collaborative project between the Parks and Golf Courses Division and the Johnson County Museum, part of the Culture Division of JCPRD. Similar markers about local history have already been placed in Shawnee Mission Park at Barkley Plaza, at Verhaeghe Park, Big Bull Creek Park, Meadowbrook Park, and others are underway. To learn even more about Johnson County\u2019s history, visit the Johnson County Museum at 8788 Metcalf Ave in Overland Park \u2013 open Monday through Saturday, 9am to 4:30pm. Plan your visit at jcprd.com\/Museum.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson County Park and Recreation District\u2019s (JCPRD) 44-acre Antioch Park has a long and rich environmental and communal history. Unlike much of the rest of Johnson County, the land that is now Antioch Park was never extensively developed or cultivated. 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