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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