Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Landing At Westport
1842
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015
1. Landing At Westport Marker
[Sidewheel paddleboat Martha relief]
Erected by Historic Kansas City Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 39° 2.468′ N, 94° 35.509′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Country Club Plaza. It is at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Nichols Road, on the right when traveling south on Broadway Boulevard. Marker is in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Nichols Road, Kansas City MO 64112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wild Boar of Florence (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aleman Court (about 600 feet away); Neptune (about 600 feet away); Battle of Westport (about 700 feet away); Santa Fe Trail (about 800 feet away); Giralda Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Seville Light Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Position (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . . In For The Landing (History of Westport). Kansas City Public Library website entry (Submitted on September 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2015
2. Landing At Westport Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
