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This USGS exhibit shows flood crest levels at Westport Landing on the Missouri River at what later became Kansas City. Over time, channeling and levee construction have altered how floods affect various areas along the Missouri River.
This USGS exhibit shows flood levels at Westport Landing on the Missouri River in Kansas City. The ASB Bridge is in the background. Channeling and levee construction have altered how the floods have hit various areas along the Missouri River. Here is a comparison of the three big floods since the early 19th century.
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 area of the confluence of the two rivers, alternately known as the village of Kansa, Chouteau's, Quindaro, Westport Landing, Missouri River Quay, Town of Kansas, City of Kansas, and finally Kansas City, has been subject to several floods and river course changes. Since 1800, the confluence has moved about a quarter mile up the Missouri River.
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.
The Westport Historical Society presents a new exhibit at the Handy House: “A Wedding Dress Retrospective,” now on display through Sept. 24.
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Starting in 1821, the area was an early French fur trading post operated by François Chouteau of the powerful Chouteau clan. The name "Westport Landing" is derived from having been the dock on the Missouri River for the exchange of goods destined for the community of Westport three miles to the south on higher ground that was operated by John Calvin McCoy.