In December 1999, Visible Horizons initiated actions and started the process to save an archaeological site dating back 12,000 years. Evidence of Paleo-Indians, Hopewell inhabitants, and later, indigenous cultures reveal thousands of years of Native American society at Line Creek Park in Kansas City, Missouri.

Visible Horizon youth are actively involved in the preservation of the site. They have taken an active role in the planning for the construction of a national museum and interpretive center.

Additional information about this archaeological site can be found in the Kansas City Star article, A Quest to Save Relics of the Past (3/29/01), and in the Summer 2001 edition of American Archaeology (Volume 5, Number 2).

Kansas City is noted as being a national hub of trade, commerce and transportation. Long before the current transportation systems, which enable commerce and trade, were in place, an intricate system of travel had already been laid. Indian tribes that lived here before Kansas City was established contributed to the infrastructure of the present city.

Visible Horizon youth have spent over a year researching old journals, maps, books and newspapers articles to map the existence of these early Indian Trails. It is these trails that have laid the framework for the current network of road and highways that now exist in and through out greater Kansas City. The youth have worked closely with engineers and topographers, walking trails and marking key areas to gain greater insight into the expanse of the trails of this region.

With the research in place, the youth will begin to closely detail the similarity of the current roadways with historic trade routes, military roads and early highway systems. A finished map will then be reproduced in color and be presented to the public for display.