History · Grand Pass

Grand Pass’s history is mostly unwritten

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What stands out about Grand Pass’s past

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How Grand Pass came to be

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Grand Pass was named from the Great Osage Trail that passed through the town.

In 1943, German and Italian prisoners of World War II were brought to Missouri and other Midwest states as a means of solving the labor shortage caused by American men serving in the war effort. Camp Funston at Fort Riley established 12 smaller branch camps, including Grand Pass.

The Gumbo Point Archeological Site and Santa Fe Trail-Grand Pass Trail Segments are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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1 historic place in Grand Pass

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1994

Santa Fe Trail-Grand Pass Trail Segments

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Santa Fe Trail-Grand Pass Trail SegmentsSite · listed 1994

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