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areaCode
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816
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climate
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humid continental climate
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country
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United States of America
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countrySubdivision
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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county
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Jackson County, Missouri
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demographicRegion
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Midwestern United States
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elevation
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approximately 1,000 feet above sea level
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foundedIn
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1827
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governmentType
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council–manager government
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hasHigherEducationInstitution
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Graceland University (Independence campus)
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hasHistoricDistrict
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Independence Square Historic District
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hasLibrary
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Mid-Continent Public Library branches
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hasMuseum
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Bingham-Waggoner Estate
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hasMuseum
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National Frontier Trails Museum
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hasMuseum
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Vaile Mansion
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hasNickname
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Queen City of the Trails
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hasNotableResident
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President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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hasNotableSite
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Community of Christ Temple
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hasNotableSite
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
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hasNotableSite
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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
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hasNotableSite
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Independence Square
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hasNotableSite
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Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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surface form:
Independence Visitors Center (LDS Church)
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hasNotableSite
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Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
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hasPublicTransitConnection
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RideKC bus system
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surface form:
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
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hasSchoolDistrict
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Independence School District
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hasSportsFacility
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Cable Dahmer Arena
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historicalRole
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jumping-off point for wagon trains heading west
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historicalRole
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major 19th-century frontier trading center
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instanceOf
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city
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isCountySeatOf
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Jackson County, Missouri
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knownFor
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hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman
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knownFor
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starting point of the California Trail
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knownFor
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starting point of the Oregon Trail
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knownFor
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starting point of the Santa Fe Trail
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locatedIn
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western Missouri
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locatedNear
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
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locatedOn
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Little Blue River
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surface form:
Little Blue River (nearby waterway)
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namedAfter
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concept of independence
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nearestMajorAirport
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Kansas City International Airport
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partOf
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Jackson County, Missouri
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partOf
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Kansas City metropolitan area
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postalCodePrefix
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6405x
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religiousSignificance
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headquarters city for Community of Christ
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religiousSignificance
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historic center for Latter Day Saint movement sites
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roadConnection
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Interstate 435
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roadConnection
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Interstate 70
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roadConnection
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Missouri Route 291
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roadConnection
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U.S. Route 24
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state
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Missouri
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timeZone
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Central Time Zone
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