Time Travel Series: Lyda Conley & the Fight to Preserve Huron Indian Cemetery
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A sacred burial ground, and the woman who refused to let it go.
Time Travel Series: Lyda Conley & the Fight to Preserve Huron Indian Cemetery comes to the River Garden at Rock Island Bridge on Tuesday, October 20th from 6 to 7 PM. This Kansas City history talk tells the story of Lyda Conley and her fight to protect Huron Indian Cemetery. It’s an hour of local history, told above the Kansas River.
Here’s What to Expect:
- The story of Lyda Conley and Huron Indian Cemetery
- A chapter of Kansas City history that is close to home
- Part of the Time Travel Series, the bridge’s Kansas City history talks
- An hour of local history above the Kansas River
- Make the most of your visit
Join us for lunch or dinner—our dining room and walk-up window are open daily.
From 11 AM to 3 PM, enjoy the casual Rock Island Eats lunch menu, featuring comfort-food favorites and quick bites.
Beginning at 3 PM, we serve the River House dinner menu, featuring Midwest lake-house favorites, coastal smokehouse flavors, cocktails, and scenic river views.
Prefer to grab your food and go enjoy the rest of the bridge? The walk-up window (Rock Island Eats) is open for both lunch and dinner.
See River House Menu
See Rock Island Eats Menu
A sacred burial ground, and the woman who refused to let it go.
Time Travel Series: Lyda Conley & the Fight to Preserve Huron Indian Cemetery comes to the River Garden at Rock Island Bridge on Tuesday, October 20th from 6 to 7 PM. This Kansas City history talk tells the story of Lyda Conley and her fight to protect Huron Indian Cemetery. It’s an hour of local history, told above the Kansas River.
Here’s What to Expect:
- The story of Lyda Conley and Huron Indian Cemetery
- A chapter of Kansas City history that is close to home
- Part of the Time Travel Series, the bridge’s Kansas City history talks
- An hour of local history above the Kansas River
