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Title: Old Westport
Description: Stories and newspaper excerpts from about 1843 to 1860 concerning wind wagons built like sailboats with wheels for crossing the Great Plains from Independence or Westport, with illustration.
Date: 1977
Object Type: Book

Title: The Westport Antiquity Sweepstakes or Who Really Has the Oldest Building in Westport?
Description: Article about the date of construction for the "Ewing-Boone" building, also known as Boone's Trading Post.
Date: 1977-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Book Reviews
Description: Brief description of Jose Antonio Chaves, or Jose Chaves, a trader in Westport and Independence in the 1840s. He was the target of a murder plot "in 1843 at Yoacham's Tavern, the first hostelry in Westport."
Date: 1974-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Letters to the Editor: Mabry Hall Gets a Face-Lift
Description: Article estoration work on the building at 4112 Pennsylvania Avenue, once part of John McCoy's town of "West Port," along with information concerning the debate about the oldest remaining building in Westport between Mabry Hall (possibly 1843), Boone's Trading Post (circa 1850), and the Chouteau-Bridger building (circa 1850), from research compiled by William A. Goff.
Date: 1980-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Jim Bridger's Store Still Stands?
Description: Article about the store building used for Jim Bridger's business in Westport in the mid-1800s, bought from Cyprien Chouteau, still standing at 504 Westport Road next to Boone's Trading Post, with speculations of the date of its construction.
Date: 1974-12
Object Type: Magazine Article