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is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,059 at the 2000 census. Parkville is known for its antique shops, art galleries, and historic downtown. The city is home to Riss Lake,Park University and English Landing Park.
Parkville is named for George S. Park who bought the steamboat landing concession on the Missouri River from the English Brothers in 1838 shortly after the Platte Purchase from the Native Americans opened the area for settlement.
. On April 14, 1855, a mob threw the printing press into the Missouri River and threatened to tar and feather him. However Park at the time was in Manhattan, Kansas (where he was the first settler) and was working on establishing a university there that would become Kansas State University.
In 1859 he promoted the Parkville and Grand River Railroad to build the first bridge across the Missouri River. Park lost the battle to Kansas City when the Hannibal Bridge opened in 1869 making it the dominant city in the region.
In 1875 he donated land for what would become Park University on the bluffs above the Missouri River.
Tom Watson designed the National Golf Club of Kansas City on the north edge of the city. The road passing it is called the Tom Watson Parkway