East Leavenworth, Missouri

Lee Township is an inactive township in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Lee Township was erected in 1839.

Farley is a village in Platte County, Missouri, within the United States, along the Platte River. The population was 269 at the 2010 census. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Stillings is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Gibson Branch is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Platte River. Gibson Branch has the name of the local Gibson family.

The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, about 200 miles (320 km) long, in southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri in the United States. It is sometimes known as the Little Platte River to distinguish it from the larger Platte River, also a tributary of the Missouri, in nearby Nebraska; the Platte River of Missouri itself has a tributary known as the "Little Platte River".

Prairie Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Platte River. Prairie Creek was so named on account of a prairie near its headwaters.

The Terminal Bridge was a pontoon bridge and then a through-truss swing bridge at Leavenworth, Kansas. The pontoon bridge opened in 1889. The steel truss bridge opened on January 2, 1894, and was demolished in 1987.

Sand Branch is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Prairie Creek. Sand Branch was so named on account of the sandy character of the creek bed.

Beverly is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is located at the confluence of Bee Creek with the Missouri River Floodplain. Missouri Route 92 and Missouri Route 45 pass through the community. Platte City lies four miles to the east on Route 92. Weston Bend State Park is just to the north on Route 45.

Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center was a former Union Pacific railroad station located in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. It is also known as the Old Union Depot when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It is currently known as the Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center.

The C.W. Parker Carousel Museum, also known as the Leavenworth Carousel Museum, is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and is one of several museums sponsored by the Leavenworth Historical Museum Association. Opened in 2005, the building houses carousels that are historically registered, as well as a C.W. Parker cylinder piano, an Artizan A-X-1 band organ, and a Wurlitzer 153 Band Organ. It also has several reproduced or repaired carousel horses. Charles Wallace Parker (C. W. Parker) manufactured the first Carry-Us-All amusement ride in 1898. This invention was such a success that his quickly growing company in Abilene, Kansas was moved to Leavenworth. The Carousel Museum is a non-profit organization that operates through community donations and volunteer efforts.

The Leavenworth Detention Center was a privately run maximum-security federal prison located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The facility was owned and operated by CoreCivic formerly named Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the United States Marshals Service.When originally constructed as a 460-bed private prison, it was the first correctional facility under direct contract with a U.S. federal agency. In May 2008 the facility underwent its fourth expansion to increase capacity to 1,126 inmates. It held both male and female prisoners.In January 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order which prevented federal agencies from renewing contracts with privately run prisons. In September of 2021, the ACLU of Kansas coordinated a letter to the White House and Leavenworth County Commission signed by ACLU affiliates and federal public defender offices in four states to close the Core Civic Detention Facility in Leavenworth, amidst reports of horrendous living conditions and deadly violence. , and publicly pushed for the facility's closure. CoreCivic campaigned heavily for the facility to remain open, but the facility's contract was allowed to expire on schedule, without renewal. As of August 2022, the facility is listed as inactive.