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Title: Westport Map
Description: File contains maps, illustrations, and information on the 1855 map of Westport, Missouri by Charles Carroll Spalding, or C. C. Spalding, an early Kansas City civil engineer, journalist, author, and town promoter.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Westport Map
Description: Reproduction of 1855 Westport map showing landmarks and modern street names.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Map
Description: 1855 Westport map reproduced in a publication entitled "The Uptowner".
Date: 1947-01-16
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spalding 1855 Map of Westport
Description: Photograph of the 1855 "Westport, Mo. and Its Additions" map by Charles C. Spalding as it appeared in some publication dated January 16, 1947.
Date: 1947-01-16
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Spalding 1855 Map of Westport
Description: The 1855 Spalding map of Westport, Missouri, which hangs in the Special Collections Department as of September 26, 1974, is on indefinite loan to the Kansas City Public Library from the Daughters of Old Westport. Background information on the map is found in the local clubs collection, "SC 8."
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Battle of Westport, Lest We Forget...
Description: Map that shows key locations of action in the Battle of Westport, October 20-23, 1864.
Date: 1964
Object Type: Map

Title: Westport Historical Society: Society Sets Walking Tour
Description: Description and maps of the walking tours of historic Westport sites, sponsored by the Westport Historical Society. Maps include labeled historic site locations and neighborhood boundaries.
Date: 1976-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Charles Spalding--Westport and Kansas City Town Booster
Description: File containing a photo and biographical article about Charles Carroll Spalding, or Charles Spalding (1826-1876), a pioneer promoter and writer of Kansas City. Native of Vermont coming to Kansas City in 1855 as city engineer (producing a famous map of Westport that year) and journalist for the Kansas City Enterprise, writing one of the city's first books in 1858, becoming city clerk in 1860, and dying partly from Civil War wounds.
Date: 1996-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Campaign Against Sterling Price, Westport & Big Blue, Battleground of Westport, Battleground of Newtonia
Description: Includes four maps of Missouri Civil War battles, including the 1864 campaign against Sterling Price, the Battleground of Newtonia, MO, Battleground of Westport, and Westport and Big Blue. Maps depict local features and landmarks and illustrate National and Rebel lines.
Date: 1964~
Object Type: Map

Title: A New Map Showing the Scene of the Battle of Westport, Fought Oct. 23, 1864
Description: Covering territory from Brush Creek on the north to Indian Creek on the south and lying between Big Blue River on the east and State Line Road on the west, covering approximately 68 square miles. ..
Date: 1925-10-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p523
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 40th Street south to Filmore Street and from Pennsylvania Avenue east to Baltimore Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p091
Description: Southern part of early Kansas City on the outskirts of Westport from about W. 40th Street south to about Archibald Street and from Briant Street east to Pennsylvania Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont Map Portfolio
Description: Topographical map of the path taken by the 1842 expedition of John C. Fremont from Kansas City or "Westport Landing" to Oregon.
Date: 1970
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p525
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 39th Street south to Westport Road and from Broadway east to Baltimore Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Kansas City and Suburban Towns
Description: Two-color cadastral map shows political divisions including Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas; Westport, Missouri; and Wyandotte, Kansas; also shows roads, property owners, railroad lines, and some businesses. Under title: "S. F. Scott & Co. Real Estate and Loan Brokers."
Date: 1881
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p527
Description: A portion of Kansas City from E. 39th Street south to E. 40th Street and from Walnut Street east to Locust Street, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 4, 1909-1950, Page p476
Description: A portion of Kansas City from W. 34th Street south to W. 36th Street and from Broadway Boulevard east to Baltimore Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1909/1950
Object Type: Map

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