How did Westport, near no body of water, get its name? KCQ provides a history lesson
places and culture that make Kansas City unique. Have a suggestion for a future story? Share it with us here, or email our journalists at [email protected]. Francis Parkman’s 1849 book “The Oregon Trail” ...
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In the 1820s, three trails took explorers westward from Kansas City: the Oregon, California and Santa Fe trails. “This place is uniquely situated: the river bends north here, this is as far west ...
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How did Westport, near no body of water, get its name? KCQ provides a history lesson
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library ... Francis Parkman’s 1849 book “The Oregon Trail” recounted the author’s harrowing travels through America’s frontier ...