Black plaque № 45397

Westport, KY, United States

Westport. First called Liberty, located on 1780 grant to Elijah Craig. Ferry operated here by Levi Boyer early as 1800 formed a link in route to Illinois country. Town became a port to the west-Westport. In the steamboat era, the town was a thriving port for shipping farm produce and receiving merch

andise. The first county seat of Oldham, 1823-38, except nine months, 1827.

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