On November 9, 2020, Dan Smith, John Twite and Dick Titterington, on behalf of the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund, installed three interpretive panels within 100 feet of Byram's Ford on the east bank of the Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri. One panel describes Byram's Ford and it relationship to the Battle of Westport. The other two panels describe the events of October 22 and 23 taking place at Byram's Ford in 1864. To learn more about these events, click on the image links below.
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TheCivilWarMuse (aka, Dick Titterington) has published several tour guides about the Battle of Westport. In addition, theCivilWarMuse collaborated with James C. Edwards on a tour guide about Quantrill’s 1863 raid on Lawrence, Kansas. These tour guides were published by Trans-Mississippi Musings Press and are available for sale on Amazon. For more information, click on Trans-Mississippi Musings Press logo …
The historical markers are located along the Blue River Trail, on the east side of the Blue River about one quarter mile north of the intersection of 63d Street and Hardesty Avenue. Refer to the map. Follow the trail about 400 feet west toward the river.
