Samuel Hallett and the Union Pacific Railway Company in Kansas
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Samuel Hallett and the Union Pacific Railway Company in Kansas
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Photos (of Hallett and a bridge and railroad station at Wyandotte, Kansas) and biographical article about Samuel Hallett (ca. 1828-1864), builder of the Union Pacific Railroad from Kansas City through Kansas (including a bridge to Kansas City, Kansas) "until he was fatally shot by a disgruntled former employee in 1864."
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Creator: Mechem, Kirke
Creator: Farley, Alan W.
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1959
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Kansas Historical Quarterly
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Opposite page 1: "Had it not been for the early death of Hallett and subsequent delays in reorganization of the company, the Kansas Union Pacific might have been the line which met the Central Union Pacific in Utah in 1869, to form the first railroad link with the West Coast."
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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