Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.
Railroad chartered in 1851 to run from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, with Henry Farnum, a surveyor, largely responsible for its building, using Samuel B. Reed as the construction engineer.
From the description of Records, 1851-1878. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 46592695
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| creatorOf | Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. Records, 1851-1878. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Farnum, Henry. | person |
| associatedWith | Reed, Samuel Benedict, 1818-1891. | person |
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