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Title
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Daniel Yoacham
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Description
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Information on Daniel Yoacham (dying in 1846), an early settler and tavern keeper of Westport, Missouri in the 1830s-1840s, and owner of a very old Santa Fe Trail shade tree (ca. 1644-1957) between Central and Wyandotte Streets on Ward Parkway.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Daniel Yoacham's Tree
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Description
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Photo and article about the 300-plus-year-old tree on the late Daniel Yoacham's property in Westport at Central and Ward Parkways, cut down in 1957. Originally on the property of Yoacham from 1833 until sold to Alexander Doniphan in 1838, used as a shady resting spot for western travelers passing on the Santa Fe Trail until later sold to John Reid in 1872 and later the J. C. Nichols Company.
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Date
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1969-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
