Kansas City, Missouri Originally, Kansas City was little more than a landing along the Missouri River, where travelers disembarked to travel to the town of Westport and the Santa Fe Trail a few miles to the south. Read more about Kansas City, Missouri
Battles of Byram's Ford & Westport Sat, 10/22/1864 to Sun, 10/23/1864Confederate Major General Sterling Price eyes a ford on the Big Blue River as a strategic crossing for his 500 wagons of supplies. Read more about Battles of Byram's Ford & Westport
