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Title
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A Child's Recollections of the Battle of Old Westport
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Description
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Childhood recollections of the author (Mrs. Bridget Dixon Turgeon, or Bridget Turgeon) from the Battle of Westport in the Civil War from her father's (Hugh Dixon) grocery store at "4056 Penn Street" or Pennsylvania Avenue, bought from "Uncle Tommie Johnson."
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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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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 Vicissitudes of Pioneer Life
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Description
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Reminiscences of the author, the son of William M. Chick. Includes the busy 1830s trading environment of Westport, subsequent move and 1844 flood disaster in Kansas City, and later description of travels of the author in the late 1840s in and around Kansas City. Also mentions work on ferries and steamboats for fur traders and other early businesses and describes the 1849 gold rush and 1848-1849 cholera epidemic, etc.
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Date
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1922-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
