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'^ARKVILLE, nine miles north of Kansas City, was 
 laid out by Geo. S. Park in 1839, on the banks 
 of the Missouri river. 
 
 In the old boating days it became the most prosper- 
 ous town between Brunswick and Weston. A large 
 hotel and several stores were built of stone and hopes 
 of rapid growth w^ere bright. The war and decay of 
 river traffic which brought ruin, until in 1875 the roofs 
 of some of the stores were fallen in and the hotel had 
 been long unused. 
 
 In that year Rev. John A. McAfee came to Park- 
 ville by invitation of Col. Park, who gave the hotel 
 100 acres of land to found "A College for Christian 
 Workers." 
 
 Professor McAfee brought with him seventeen 
 students who were formed into ' ' Park College Family. 
 Of this organization he held, and his sons now hold, 
 absolute control, while a Board of Trustees under 
 Charter hold the property. 
 
 This, now, 1895, consists of 1,000 acres of land, 
 with the buildings, presented in this little book, and 
 invested funds amounting to $150,000. 
 
 The Family has grown from 17 to 350, and the 
 improvements in town and college have been almost 
 entirely the work of their hands. 
 
 Two hundred and forty-five students have been 
 graduated after a full college course, 1 18 of these were 
 men and 79 of them have devoted themselves to the 
 Gospel Ministry. 
 
 Rev. Henry Bullard, D.D., 
 
 Of the College Board of Trustees. 
 St. Joseph, Mo., May 23d, 1895. 
 
Commenced 1S87, 
 
 Occupied March 13, 1893. 
 
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Bird's Eye View of College Campus and Missouri River, looking 
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 Missouri River and Town, from Mackay. 
 
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River Scene, looking toward College Farm. 
 
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