Mellen, William P.

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Dates:
Active 1849
Active 1858

Biographical notes:

William S. Mellen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was general manager of the Wisconsin Central Railway Company. He was traveling with his daughter, Gertrude, from Chicago to Washington when their train was trapped in the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Flood on May 31, 1889.

From the description of Papers of William S. Mellen, 1889. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564720

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Subjects:

  • Floods

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Places:

  • Johnstown (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Johnstown (as recorded)