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Title
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Westport, Missouri (1835-1897) and the Westport Cemetery
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Description
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Article about the origins of Westport, Missouri, in 1834, involving Major John Campbell, an Indian agent at the Shawnee Indian Mission, and John McCoy, ususally referred to as the town's founder. Also maps and description of the history of the Westport Cemetery.
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Date
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1990
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Brief History of Old Westport
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Description
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Originally published in The Kansas City Star in March 1933, this is a first installment written by Major William W. Harris. It discusses the first settlers and Westport Landing.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Westport: Gateway to the Early West
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Description
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Chapter of the book about the families of early Westport and the first white child born in Westport, Nellie McCoy, daughter of John C. McCoy and later married to William W. Harris, with illustrations.
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Date
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1950
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Coming of Age: The Nelson-UMKC-Westport Celebrate Landmark Anniversaries
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Description
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Comprehensive history of the town of Westport, from 1833 to 1983, including its founding by John McCoy, expansion and decline with the Santa Fe trade and Civil War, regrowth as a Kansas City suburb from 1880 to 1930, deterioration from 1930 to the 1970s from urban migration "to newer suburbs," and revitalization starting in the late 1960s through neighborhood associations and cooperation between businesses and artisans, with photos.
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Date
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1983-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Our City Father: John C. McCoy
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Description
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Biographical article on the life of John McCoy, the founder of Westport. Born September 28, 1822; died September 2, 1889.
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Date
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2000-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of John C. McCoy (1811-1889) written by Shirl Kasper. McCoy founded the town of Westport and was prominent in the history of early Kansas City.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Picture from Memory: the Changes of 50 Years
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Description
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An excerpt from John McCoy's "Tales of an Old Timer" in which he recalls how the landscape of downtown Kansas City has changed.
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Date
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2000-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Missouri Valley Historical Society
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Description
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Article indicating McCoy's original land deed given to Missouri Valley Historical Society in 1927 among mention of other holdings of the society.
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Date
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1927-01-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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John C. McCoy
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and information on John Calvin McCoy, or John McCoy (1811-1889), a native of Indiana arriving in the area in 1830 and responsible for establishing Westport in 1833. Opened a store the next year with goods delivered by steamboat. Secretary of the Kansas Town Company as the "first town lot subdivider." Also assisted the great gold discovery of John Sutter on the journey to California.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Vital Historical Records of Jackson County, Missouri, 1826-1876
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Description
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Three descriptions of 19th century Westport, including the history of the Red Bridge trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, built in 1859, description of early Westport from the 1830s to 1850s including John C. McCoy, and a story about drunken Indians attempting to kidnap a school child in 1841.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Book
