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Title
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A Fight to Save Where They Fought
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Description
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Article on the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund and their attempts to acquire land of the Big Blue Battlefield north of Swope Park. The fund controls more than half of the area near the Blue River where Union and Confederate troops fought the largest battle west of the Mississippi during the Civil War. Its goal is to protect and promote the history of the battlefield.
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Date
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2012-07-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
