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KNOWLEDGE OF Kansas City
The history of Kansas City is much like an old Western movie. It is a story of cowboys and Indians, of westward expansion and the rugged men and women who traveled to and through the area in search of a new beginning.
Before the first explorers came upon this beautiful land, it was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Omaha, Iowa, Kansa, Missouri and Osage. French explorers Louis Jolet and Father Jacques Marquette were the first to discover the mouth of the Missouri River while traveling down the Mississippi in 1673. This discovery led to further exploration by Europeans throughout the 1700s. Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the legendary party lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Missouri River area and points west from 1804-1806. As exploration continued, trade relations were instituted with the Native American people, increasing familiarity with the land and its inhabitants.
In 1812, the U.S. Congress established the Missouri Territory and opened the land to settlement. Missouri was granted statehood eight years later, becoming the 24th state in the Union. As pioneers, trappers, settlers and others flocked to the areas along the Missouri River, Frenchman Francois Chouteau established the American Fur Company trading post on the waterfront at what is now the river's edge of downtown Kansas City. This move helped to establish trade relationships with the Native American tribes until President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Bill in 1830. This bill opened the entire state to white settlers, ultimately forcing the Native Americans to relocate to other areas of the Midwest.
While tremendous growth was occurring in Missouri, Santa Fe was also becoming a hot settlement spot. The Santa Fe Trail was established in Independence, bringing even more commercial activity to the area. With the rush to western territories under way, Kansas City found itself situated in an ideal location. In 1834, John Campbell purchased a tract of land located just four miles from the river on the Kansas/Missouri state line and divided it into settlement plots. Westport (as Campbell named it) was established as a thriving commercial trading post by John Calvin McCoy, one of its new inhabitants. McCoy promoted Westport to settlers bound for California, Oregon and Santa Fe by touting it as the last stop for supplies before heading west, and his sales pitch resulted in a boom for the economy of the little town.
Before the first explorers came upon this beautiful land, it was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Omaha, Iowa, Kansa, Missouri and Osage. French explorers Louis Jolet and Father Jacques Marquette were the first to discover the mouth of the Missouri River while traveling down the Mississippi in 1673. This discovery led to further exploration by Europeans throughout the 1700s. Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the legendary party lead by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Missouri River area and points west from 1804-1806. As exploration continued, trade relations were instituted with the Native American people, increasing familiarity with the land and its inhabitants.
In 1812, the U.S. Congress established the Missouri Territory and opened the land to settlement. Missouri was granted statehood eight years later, becoming the 24th state in the Union. As pioneers, trappers, settlers and others flocked to the areas along the Missouri River, Frenchman Francois Chouteau established the American Fur Company trading post on the waterfront at what is now the river's edge of downtown Kansas City. This move helped to establish trade relationships with the Native American tribes until President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Bill in 1830. This bill opened the entire state to white settlers, ultimately forcing the Native Americans to relocate to other areas of the Midwest.
While tremendous growth was occurring in Missouri, Santa Fe was also becoming a hot settlement spot. The Santa Fe Trail was established in Independence, bringing even more commercial activity to the area. With the rush to western territories under way, Kansas City found itself situated in an ideal location. In 1834, John Campbell purchased a tract of land located just four miles from the river on the Kansas/Missouri state line and divided it into settlement plots. Westport (as Campbell named it) was established as a thriving commercial trading post by John Calvin McCoy, one of its new inhabitants. McCoy promoted Westport to settlers bound for California, Oregon and Santa Fe by touting it as the last stop for supplies before heading west, and his sales pitch resulted in a boom for the economy of the little town.
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