FEMA Staff, volunteers clean up historic Quindaro Ruins in KCK [Video]

CLEANING UP THE QUINDARO RUINS TOWN SITE. KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE SHOWS US THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT. I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERVE LOCAL PARKS. JACK MILLER IS A VOLUNTEER WITH AMERICORPS, AND HE’S WORKING WITH FEMA TO CLEAN UP THE QUINDARO RUINS TOWN SITE, CLEANING UP AREAS LIKE THIS SO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CAN VISIT. IT’S A PROJECT FEMA IS DOING AS PART OF THEIR MLK DAY OF SERVICE, PICKING UP TRASH TO HELP RESTORE THIS HISTORIC SITE. SO THIS SITE IS SPECIAL BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ONLY FREE STATE PORTS ON THIS SIDE OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. AND SO A LOT OF FREED SLAVES WOULD COME ACROSS THE RIVER AND COME THROUGH THIS TOWN SITE. AUSTIN SAYS MANY OF THE RUINS FROM THE MID 1800S TOWN STILL REMAIN LIKE THIS FORMER HOTEL. HE SAYS THE ENTIRE TOWN THAT SETTLED HERE WAS ONLY IN …