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Westport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 268 as of the 2010 census. [3] Westport has a post office with ZIP code 40077, which opened on November 29, 1815. [4] [5] The community is located along the Ohio River.
Historical Marker #909 tells the history of the tiny town of Westport, Kentucky, which has a history that dates far back to when it was first known as Liberty. Native Americans once inhabited the area before the town began as a land grant bestowed upon Elijah Craig for a Treasury Warrant on May 22, 1780.
1671. Richard Sisson settles at the Head – the first family in Westport. 1674-1675. King Philip’s War; settlers driven out. 1676. Sisson home burned by Indians; many houses leveled. 1694. Wm. Southworth and Wm. Soale buy “meadow land” from Mamanuah. 18th Century. 1700.
9 cze 2021 · How have roads developed and changed over time? The 1831 map of Westport reveals a familiar network of roads, one that we recognize today, shaped by waterways, maritime and agricultural activities yet constrained by the two river crossings on the East Branch of the Westport River.
30 maj 2011 · Town became a port to the west -- Westport. In the steamboat era, the town was a thriving port for shipping farm produce and receiving merchandise. The first county seat of Oldham, 1823-38 except nine months, 1827. Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of
18 Mile Creek Phantom Bridge, Westport, Kentucky. Built in 1885 by the Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio, the 18 mile creek phantom bridge near Westport, Kentucky is about 40 feet long and spans Eighteen Mile Creek. This pratt pony truss…. [View More]
Westport was established around 1792 at the mouth of Eighteenmile Creek. Originally called Liberty, it was the seat of Oldham County when it was formed in 1823, before it was moved about 8 miles to La Grange.
