Westport Mo. and Its Additions
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Title
Westport Mo. and Its Additions
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Title
Spalding 1855 Map of Westport
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| Description |
Description
Early map of Westport, Missouri, shows streets with names and width; some residences like Col. A. Boone; and the Godfrey Vineyard. A “Table of Distances” gives miles from Westport to places like San Francisco; Salt Lake City; Astoria, Oregon; Santa Fe; etc. It notes population of Westport in 1846 as 300 and in 1855 as 1500. It includes an inset map of Missouri, beginning around Jefferson City, and Kansas, showing rivers and roads, especially the Salt Lake City and California road.
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| Barcode |
Barcode
30000358
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| Creator Name |
Creator Name
Creator: Spalding, Charles Carroll
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Date(s)
1855-07
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Subject
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Geographic Subject
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| Extent |
Extent
46 x 60 in. framed
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Digital Collection(s)
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| Note(s) |
Note(s)
Scale: 100 feet to inch
Charles C. Spalding was City Engineer for Kansas City in 1855. The framed map is on permanent loan from the Daughters of Old Westport since October 1989. It was donated by Claude T. Halleran and hangs in the Missouri Valley Room of the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library at 14th W. Tenth Street. |
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Part
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Shelf Locator
MVO-243F
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| Electronic Locator |
Electronic Locator
Map CD31; jpeg Map CD34
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| Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
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