1 (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.  The train had a searchlight mounted on a pintle on a flat car. 1  For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:pintle. ( gunnery) An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.
The area outside of Westport Landing was renamed the Town of Kansas, after the local Kanza Native Americans, in 1839. The town was chartered by Jackson County in 1850 and incorporated by the State of Missouri as the City of Kansas in 1853.
On April 1, 1997, voters unanimously approved to consolidate the governments of the City of Kansas City, Kansas (the âCityâ) and Wyandotte County, Kansas (the âCountyâ), into one jurisdiction; The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas effective October 1, 1997.ansas City has four school districts that provide services to public and private students living in Wyandotte County. The Kansas City, Kansas Schools is the largest school district and consists of 49 schools.