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| Title | A Fight to Save Where They Fought |
| Abstract | Article on the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund and their attempts to acquire land of the Big Blue Battlefield north of Swope Park. The fund controls more than half of the area near the Blue River where Union and Confederate troops fought the largest battle west of the Mississippi during the Civil War. Its goal is to protect and promote the history of the battlefield. |
| Author | Brian Burnes
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| Photographer | Keith Myers
Jill Toyoshiba
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| Date | July 3, 2012 |
| Source | The Kansas City Star |
| Location | Microfilm |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subject | Historic sites
Battlefields
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| Local Subject | Civil War
Battle of Westport
Swope Park
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| CONTENTdm number | 40217 |
