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Battlefield Self-Guided Tours |
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Battle of Westport Auto Tour
This self-guided
auto tour visits the 25 major sites associated with the
Battle of Westport and provides a general understanding
of the events which took place on October 21-23, 1864.
Each site is
designated by a historical narrative marker describing
its significance. The tour route covers 32 miles
in the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area. |
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Starting from Westport
You may begin the route at Marker
One in the historic Westport District of Kansas City
Missouri located at Westport Road and Pennsylvania
Avenue. This marker stands upon the site of
Federal Gen. Samuel R. Curtis' headquarters in the
Harris House Hotel.
From
Westport, the tour crosses Brush Creek in the Country
Club Plaza and ascends the rugged bluffs. From
55th Street it passes the historic Bent House to Loose
Park. An artillery piece and display panels are
located on the south end of the park on 55th Street. |
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Traveling south from Loose Park, the tour comes to the
John Wornall House, which was struck by artillery shells
and used as a field hospital.
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The tour climbs from the Wornall
House to Forest Hill Cemetery, site of Gen. Shelby's
Last Stand, where a Confederate monument now stands.
From Forest Hill the tour comes to the Battle of
Westport Visitor Center at the west entrance to Swope
Park. |
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Starting from Visitor
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Or you may choose to begin the
tour at the Battle of Westport Visitor Center and Museum
located at 6601 Swope Parkway in Kansas City's historic
Swope Park and adjacent to the Byram's Ford Big Blue
Battlefield. |
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Big Blue Battlefield Walking Tour |
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The Byram's Ford crossing on the Blue
River played a crucially significant role in the Battle
of Westport on both October 22 and 23 1864.
This self-guided walking tour explores
the historic ford and route of the Byram's Ford Road
over the battlefield, which have been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as the Byram's Ford
Historic District.
On Bloody Hill overlooking Byram's Ford
stands a cannon marking the location of Pratt's
Artillery Ford on 23 October 1864. |
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