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Westport, Kansas City, MO

Westport, Kansas City, MO


Westport is a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Originally an independent town, it was annexed by Kansas City in 1897. Today, it is one of Kansas City’s main entertainment districts. Westport was first settled by Reverend Isaac McCoy and his family in 1831. It was located approximately 3 miles due south of the present day location of downtown, Kansas City, Missouri. It was platted three years later, and formally incorporated in February 1857. Isaac’s son John Calvin McCoy is generally considered the “father of Kansas City” after he formally founded the town. He had supplies landed at a rocky point on the Missouri River between Grand and Main streets, which became known as “Westport’s Landing.” When the landing became popular, young McCoy and other residents banded together to form the “Town of Kansas” company to buy the land. Westport’s Indian trade extended to the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.