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Title
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Origin of the Christian Church at Westport
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Description
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Paper read by the author "before the congregation of Hyde Park Christian Church of Westport, Mo., Sunday afternoon, November 25, 1906, at the celebration of the 69th anniversary of the founding of the Westport Chrisitan Church, now known as Hyde Park Christian Church." Origins and early history of the church, starting as a log building built about 1839 by Jacob Ragan at 3644 Holmes Street and donated to the Christian Church, with a brick church built about 1847 as the "Union church" at "Westport avenue and Central street."
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Date
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1907-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Early Schools of Jackson County
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Description
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Two paragraphs about the "first" school in Westport and one of its teachers.
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Early Schools of Jackson County
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Description
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Footnote and description of Dr. Henry Hereford, a physician and teacher in Jackson County schools and at Westport in the mid-19th century.
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Early Schools of Jackson County
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Description
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Mention of Henry Chiles and Lige Chiles as students at the school of John W. Bybee near Westport in the 1840s.
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article