ESCAPE ROOM

ESCAPE THE DRAGON-Vengence on the Katie Trail

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The Historical Society is once again offering the Escape the Dragon escape room, located at the historic Cave Hotel for a limited engagement April 13 & 14 and April 20 & 21. Click on the above link for more information.


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Mattie Jane “Rice” Tate 

his letter of December 14, 1864, is from Mattie Jane “Rice” Tate in Jackson County, Missouri, to her cousin Mary. While Mattie’s family was vacating their home under Order No. 11 in September 1863, “some soldiers from Kansas” shot and killed her husband and five others.

Josiah Caldwell

Have you ever wondered, “Who was that unnamed man who entered the blacksmith shop where the Foster brothers lay wounded, in the aftermath of the battle, and threatened to kill Major Emory Foster?” Well, we have the answer to that burning question!!

Click on the link above to read “the rest of the story”! 


This nonprofit corporation was organized to support, protect, and preserve the unique history of the Lone Jack area. The primary focus is on the Civil War Cemetery and adjoining grounds, and the Civil War Museum. The desire is to ensure the future education of our children, to go forward while remembering our very important past.

Current Hours & Admission

Thursday 10:00am – 4:00pm

Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm

Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm,

Sunday 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Adults – $7.00, Children – 6 to 12 $3.00, Children UNDER 6 – Free

301 S Bynum Rd
Lone Jack, MO 64070

816-697-8833

president@historiclonejack.org