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Title
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Westport: Gateway to the Early West
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Description
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Rough draft or manuscript version of the book "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" written in 1949 by author Louis Honig (born in 1887), with photos, maps, illustrations, and information on Westport history.
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Date
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1949
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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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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Westport: Gateway to the Early West
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Description
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Description of the incorporation of Westport in 1857 and its annexation into the city of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1897.
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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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SC30-14 Louis O. Honig Scrapbooks Finding Aid
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Description
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Three scrapbooks compiled by Honig that has newspaper clippings, photos, etc., and information on Westport, Kansas City, and places in the state of Missouri. Louis Honig was the author of "Westport: Gateway to the Early West" (BROWSING MVSC 977.8411 H77W ) as well as a book about Jim Bridger (MVSC 92 B851H).
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Date
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1855/1951
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
