The Glory Years of Westport
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The Glory Years of Westport
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Article about the history of Westport, concentrating on its glory years during the 1850s Santa Fe trade prior to severe border warfare. Description of its early settlers and businesses starting in the 1830s through the Civil War period, and of its damage and recovery from the war to its annexation in 1897 by Kansas City, Missouri. From the article: "Westport had entered upon its most prosperous years, its 'glory years,' when it usurped from Independence its title as eastern terminus of the Santa Fe trail in the mid-1850s."
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Creator: Umland, Rudolph
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1973-10
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City Window
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Westport had entered upon its most prosperous years, its 'glory years,' when it usurped from Independence its title as eastern terminus of the Santa Fe trail in the mid-1850s.
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MVSC Q 977.8411 C581
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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