( The western portion of the original Dartmouth land-purchase eventually became a fifth town, Westport.

In January 2008, Westport became Google Earth's first fully 3D town,

As it became hackneyed, it got a second life as a launching point for the invention of joking variations, such as " Let's drop it in the pool and see if it makes a splash ," " Let's throw it against the wall and see if it sticks ," " Let's put it in a saucer and see if the cat licks it up ," and " Let's put it on the five-fifteen and see if it gets off at Westport " ( i. e., let's put it on a New York City commuter train and find out whether it is destined for Westport, Connecticut, a town thought to be the home of many successful executives ).

On July 31, 2008, the Charter system in Westport also became subject to the blackouts ; this contributed to its eventual removal from that system on September 23.

A captain in the Eleventh Kansas Infantry, and later when the regiment became mounted cavalry, Ross had two horses shot out from under him during the skirmishing before the Battle of Westport.

However the road between Westport and Castlebar was upgraded to national primary route status in 1994 ( under the Roads Act, 1993 ( Declaration of National Roads ) Order, 1994 ) and became part of the N5 road.

The line was opened beyond Reefton to Cronadun in 1908, but it was not until 5 December 1943 that the line officially became a through route to Westport, though trains had been operating the length of the line since July 1942.

Three Union officers at Westport later served as post-war state governors: Samuel J. Crawford served as governor of Kansas, while John Lourie Beveridge became governor of Illinois.

In addition, a section of the N60 between Castlebar and Westport became part of the N5.

Byram's Ford was the best in the area, and thus became a strategic point during the fighting that was about to ensue around Westport.

The presence of this cavalcade increasingly limited Price's tactical options, and it ultimately became what modern U. S. Army Major Dale Davis describes in his study of Price's Raid as " an albatross to withdrawal " following his defeat at Westport ( see below ).

She became the first resident of Westport to be honored by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts when she was presented with the 1987 Connecticut Arts Award recognizing her distinguished career as an actress, producer and artistic director.

It is named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.

The town is accessible by Interstate 195 and U. S. Route 6, which run parallel to each other through the northern-main business part town from New Bedford to Westport on an east-west axis within a mile or two apart of one another.

Westport, so named because it was the westernmost port in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was first settled in 1670 as a part of the town of Dartmouth by members of the Sisson family.

The town is represented by Senator Michael J. Rodrigues ( D-Westport ), as a part of the First Bristol and Plymouth District, which also includes Fall River, Freetown, Rochester, Somerset, Swansea and Westport ..

The Town of Westport was established in 1815 from part of the Town of Elizabethtown.

Interstate 87, the Northway, passes across the northwest part of Westport.

Agriculture was Westport ’ s first major industry ; by the 19th century Westport had become a shipping center in part to transport onion to market.

In the state senate, Somerset is part of the First Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes Fall River, Freetown, Lakeville, Rochester, Swansea and Westport.

The Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, since renovated with the support of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, was also part of the summer stock circuit.

However, Price's forces never reached Fort Leavenworth, having met defeat at Westport, which is now part of Kansas City.

The origins and early development of the town 1750 – 80 ", in Cathar na Mart: The Journal of the Westport Historical Society ; volume 1, part I, 1981 ; parts II-IV in volumes 2, 3 and 4, 1982 – 84.

Elkins was born near New Lexington, Ohio and moved with his family to Westport, Missouri ( now part of Kansas City ) in the mid-1840s to Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett Withers.

From the southwest part of the bay eastwards are Louisburgh, Lecanvey, Murrisk, and Westport ; north of Westport is Newport, and westwards from there lies Mulranny, gateway to Achill.

The section of road between Castlebar and Westport was designated part of the N60, a national secondary route.

Burslem has a Victorian park designed by Thomas Hayton Mawson, and a large amount of reclaimed green space, such as the Westport Lakes and the later legacy of the 1986 National Garden Festival, which imaginatively reclaimed part of the Shelton Bar steelworks site.

It was founded in 441 by St. Patrick who placed over it Bishop Senach ; the " Book of Armagh " tells us that bishops dwelt there in the time of the writer ( early part of the ninth century ). The jurisdiction of Aghagower extended over the " Owles ", the territory around Clew Bay, comprising the modern deanery of Westport.

Westport ( now a part of Kansas City, Missouri ) had already established its place in history by the time Union and Confederate forces clashed there in 1864.

Fishing is a principal employer for residents of Westport Island, as with much of this part of Maine.

Independence would later become the site of a second Civil War battle, in October 1864, as part of General Sterling Price's Missouri Campaign that culminated in his defeat at the Battle of Westport.

It formed a part of the larger Battle of Westport, which ultimately resulted in a Union victory and the end of all major Confederate operations in Missouri.

McKinney was a resident of Greens Farms, which is a part of Westport, Connecticut.

Situated opposite Kansas City, Kansas, the city was the location of several battles during the Civil War, including the Battle of Westport.

Kansas City Pioneer Square monument in Westport features Pony Express founder Alexander Majors, Westport / Kansas City founder John Calvin McCoy and Mountainman Jim Bridger who owned Chouteau's Store.

By that time, the Town of Kansas, Westport, and nearby Independence, had become critical points in America's westward expansion.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Westport – Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price at Westport, near Kansas City.

While the first few parties organized and departed from Elm Grove, the Oregon Trail's primary starting point was Independence, Missouri, or Westport, Kansas City ( Missouri ), on the Missouri River.

* Westport, Kansas City, a historic district of Kansas City, Missouri

He went on to fight in several battles of the Civil War including Vickburg but is most famous for his leadership of the Kansas Militia in the Battle of Westport.

The area outside of Westport Landing was renamed the " Town of Kansas ," after the local Kanza Native Americans, in 1839.

In 1897, Kansas City annexed Westport.

Recent building projects have sought to reverse this trend, including work on the city's famous City Market, the Westport district, the 18th and Vine Historic District and most recently the Kansas City Power & Light District.

* Ray Wolf-Artist and one of the Original Founders of Art Westport in Kansas City, MO

Jim Bridger ( right ) is honored along with Pony Express founder Alexander Majors ( left ) and Kansas City founder John Calvin McCoy at Pioneer Square in Westport in Kansas City.

Caravans began delivering goods to Mexico's Santa Fe along the Santa Fe Trail, over the journey which took 48 days from Kansas City, Missouri ( then known as Westport ).

Although he defeated inferior Federal forces at Glasgow, Lexington, the Little Blue River and Independence, Price was ultimately boxed in by two Northern armies at Westport, located in today's Kansas City, and forced to fight against overwhelming odds.

** California Road-Branch of the Oregon Trail to Lawrence, Kansas from Westport Landing.