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Title
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Westport, 1812-1912
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Description
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Description of the origins and early history of the town of Westport, Missouri as an embarkation or jumping-off point for western travels including the Santa Fe Trail especially in the 1820s-1850s, with illustrations of the Yoacham Tavern and Thomas Goforth, first mayor of Westport.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Photo and description of Colonel Alexander Doniphan, and his role in recruiting and leading several Missourians and Kansas Citians in the Mexican War.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812--1912
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Description
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Portrait and biographical sketch of Colonel Upton Hays (1832-1864), or Upton Hayes, a Westport businessman and Confederate officer killed in the Civil War in the Kansas City area.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Drawing of the "old Yoacham tavern, Westport Ave. and Mill Street."
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Unnumbered chapter of the book about steamboating during "Westport's golden age of the Santa Fe Trail," from the first, the "John Hancock," in 1832, to the 1860s, listing and describing several steamboats.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
