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Westport is a historic neighborhood and a main entertainment district in Kansas City, Missouri. In the early 1800s, West Port was settled by a group led by American pioneer and tribal missionary Reverend Isaac McCoy , who brought his son John Calvin McCoy as surveyor , and his son-in-law Reverend Johnston Lykins who bought the land.
The Kansas City Public Library has received numerous awards and acknowledgements, including these: Library Journal gave KCPL a five star rating in 2013, 2016, and 2018 as one of 10 libraries earning five stars among 127 libraries with budgets between $10 million and $30 million, focused on circulation, digital circulation, library visits ...
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Hurricane Carol," put together by the Westport Historical Society, will be on display at the Westport Free Public Library from Feb. 3 to March 30, 2024.
In addition to the usual library collection of books, newspapers, DVDs, a local history collection and talking books, the library also loans jigsaws. The library has free Wifi, and conducts computer classes, book groups and a children's programme. [12] Membership of the library also allows access to the Inangahua county library in Reefton.
In May 2020, flash flooding across the Kansas City area Thursday left portions of Westport inundated and trapped drivers who ventured into high water. Streets previously were inundated in February ...
The 1855 Harris-Kearney House is an historical site located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Westport neighborhood. Originally, the house was located at the intersection of modern-day Westport Road and Main Street (where the Katz Drug Store was located) [1] [2] The home is the oldest brick residence in the city.
The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. outside the Westport Ale House. The state highway patrol is investigating because Kansas City police officers were involved.
Westport Innovations, an international company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada; USS Westport, the name of more than one United States Navy ship; SS Westport, the name of a number of merchant ships; CCGS Westport, a Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue vessel; Battle of Westport, 1864, in what is now Kansas City, Missouri