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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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The Founding of Westport, Mo.
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Description
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A series of articles about the founding of Westport. Each one covers a separate aspect or person involved in the town's settlement; most have illustrations. The series includes, among others, these main topics: (1) Yoacham family [June 1976, page 17](2) McCoy family [July 1976, Page 18](3) Battle of Westport [Nov. 1976, Page 14](4) early parties and social events [Dec. 1976, Page 12](5) Kelly's Westport Inn [Jan. 1977, Page 5](6) Harris House Hotel [Feb. 1977, Page 14](7) Mill Street [March 1977, Page 7](8) historian Francis Parkman [May 1977, Page 12](9) large fire of 1858 [December 1977, p. 12](10) wind-powered wagons [June 1977, Page 6](11) Spanish weddings [July-Aug. 1977, Page 8]and (12) early homes [Sept. 1977, Page 10].
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Date
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1976-06/1977-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
