Founders
John C. McCoy
Special | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Part II brings us a name familiar to Kansas Citians. Westport.
Westport, now a lively entertainment district with restaurants and bars, was founded by the son of a Baptist minister. In 1833, John Calvin McCoy constructed a two-story building that was both a general store and a residence, and within two years filed the land around his store as the Town of West Port. This is his story. This is the story of Kansas City.
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Founders is a local public television program presented by Kansas City PBS
Founders
John C. McCoy
Special | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Westport, now a lively entertainment district with restaurants and bars, was founded by the son of a Baptist minister. In 1833, John Calvin McCoy constructed a two-story building that was both a general store and a residence, and within two years filed the land around his store as the Town of West Port. This is his story. This is the story of Kansas City.
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