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Title
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Memories of Old Westport
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Description
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Reminiscences of 1830s and 1840s Westport, including some early and "first" settlers, residences, churches, marriages, etc., including the general lifestyle and a visit in 1838 from John A Sutter from his later successful California gold mine.
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Date
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1924-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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First Catholic School in Westport
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Description
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Story of the first Catholic school in Westport, on Washington Street between 39th and 40th Streets.
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Date
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1966-02
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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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One paragraph about the establishment of the first post office in the Westport area in 1832 with Dr. Johnston Lykins as postmaster and the first in Westport proper in 1834, with John C. McCoy as postmaster.
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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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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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Christmas Tree Lighting
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Description
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Christmas tree lighted by candles on December 25, 1882, the first such lighting in Kansas City, in the home of German immigrant Oswald Karl Lux in Westport.
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Date
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1929-12-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper 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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The Old Santa Fe Trail from the Missouri River
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Description
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One paragraph about the first postmaster of Westport, Johnston Lykins, before the incorporation of Westport, listing the post office near it as "Shawnee."
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Book
