In 2007, 4 individuals from Raytown attended a Main Street workshop being held in Lee’s Summit. Not long after that the Raytown Main Street Association was born.
RMSA is now a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. They have been involved with the Raytown Holiday Lighting Ceremony, completed a survey of all downtown buildings, adopted a section of Raytown …
9705 East 63rd Street
816-353-5033
www.raytownhistoricalsociety.org
Dedicated to leaving a legacy to those that follow!
The Raytown Historical Society was founded in 1966 by community minded citizens who were concerned that the history of Raytown was not being formally documented and preserved.
The researching, writing, gathering of photographs and the collecting of artifacts began with members of benevolent families coming …
8801 E. 66th.
Raytown MO 64133
816-358-7423
www.rice-tremonti.com
The home and surrounding 6 plus acres is located alongside the Santa Fe Trail. The oldest standing frame house in Jackson County, Missouri, the Rice-Tremonti Home along with Aunt Sophie’s Cabin have borne witness to the sweep of American history. With beginnings as a way-point on the Santa Fe Trail and …
8701 E. Gregory Blvd.
KC, MO 64133
816-358-CAVE (2283)
www.cavespring.org
Nature Center: by appointment
Trails: 9am-sunset
Guided $2.50, Unguided $1.50
Cave Spring is a 36-acre urban nature center and historic area. Since it’s beginnings along the Santa Fe Trail, the Cave Spring area reflects the diversity of our Kansas City cultural and natural history. During the 1840’s, covered wagons traveling west passed …
Reforest and Beautify
www.raytowntreeboard.org
“Trees for Raytown” is a program developed in 1987 by the Raytown Parks & Recreation Department to help reforest and beautify the Raytown Community. The trees will be of good quality and offered at a competitive price. In an effort to keep the cost of this program low, no survival guarantee is avavailable. …
Raytown is fortunate to have several very good not-for-profit organizations providing youth sports for our kids. Because these organizations do such a good job, we choose not to offer competing and/or conflicting programs. We rely on them to run the programs that meet the youth sports needs in our community and they rely on us …
5912 Lane, Raytown 64133
(816) 358-4100
Fax (816) 358-8791
www.raytownparks.com
History:
1955- Mrs. Sarah Colman-Livengood donates 12 acres of land that later becomes Raytown’s first public park.
1961- First advisory Park Board was appointed and given a budget of $3000 which came from a fireworks license revenue.
1964- Voters approve a 10 cent park levy to parks.
1975- Park Board hires it’s first …
Churches
Raytown has a higher than average number of churches, with over 60 churches serving the area. This brings into focus the family-oriented personality of Raytown. These churches not only serve the community in faith, but their leaders have also helped the city government, Chamber, and many civic groups lay a foundation of values and traditions …
