Missouri Town 1855

Jackson County's Fleming Park is home to a wonderful living historical site! Missouri Town 18558010 East Park Road 

Inside Fleming Park

Lees Summit, MO 

816.503.4860

See what a progressive farming community spread across some thirty sloping acres looked like in the 1800s. Missouri Town 1855 is composed of over twenty-five buildings dating from 1820-1860. This living history museum uses original structures, furnishings and equipment, interpreters in period attire, authentic field and garden crops and rare livestock breeds to depict the lifestyles found in the mid-19th century. Visit with professional living history interpreters on this self-guided tour.

Weekly classes and demonstrations are available for those interested in a hands-on history lesson. Recent classes include spinning thread from wool, blacksmithing, basket weaving and hearth cooking.

Fleming Park, formerly called Lake Jacomo, includes Blue Springs Lake and Lake Jacomo. The colors of fall will be breathtaking in this beautiful park that is also home to Kemper Outdoor Education Center, two marinas, campgrounds, hiking and nature trails, a fishing pond and much more!

Missouri Town 1855 is an ideal destination for a fall outing for any scout, school or home school group. History comes alive for children when they can see, hear and touch the past!