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Title
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A Brief History of Old Westport
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Description
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Originally published in The Kansas City Star in March 1933, this is a first installment written by Major William W. Harris. It discusses the first settlers and Westport Landing.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Sutter In Westport: Prelude For a Pioneer, Part I
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Description
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The author states in the beginning of the article that "historians have largely relied again and again on just a few (not unbiased) chroniclers to depict Sutter's 1836-1838 Westport experience. Fortunately a large number of contemporary sources, hitherto untapped, provide for a fairly detailed account of Sutter's life in this Missouri frontier town." Included are thumbnail sketches of people Sutter interacted with while in Jackson County, information on the German-speaking communities in which Sutter lived and the Native Americans with which he transacted business.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Louis Vasquez in Colorado
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Description
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Article describes the life of mountain man Louis Vasquez, focusing on his years in Colorado. Vasquez was a contemporary of Jim Bridger, Jim Fitzpatrick, and William Sublette, and retired to Westport in the 1850s.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
