Smith, Alexander W. (Alexander Wyly), 1861-1925
Variant namesAlexander W. Smith served under Edward Fitzgerald Beale as the wagon master during an expedition to survey a wagon road from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, through Arizona and Texas to the Colorado River. The former wagon master Gwinn Harris Heap resigned after an argument with Beale, and Smith was promoted to the position. The expedition included twenty-five camels with Arab and Turkish handlers to test their usefulness during cattle drives. The trail, now known as the Beale Wagon-Road, became a main route for settlers moving west and later part of Route 66.
Sources:
Camels. Handbook of Texas Online Accessed January 28, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/quc01.html
Olsen, Russell A. The Complete Route 66: Lost and Found. Voyageur Press, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2011.http://books.google.com/books?id=fOOEXzXkZNMC&lpg=PA2&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false
From the guide to the Alexander W. Smith Letter 2005-027., 1857, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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| referencedIn | Morrill, Roy H., 1888-1940. Papers of Roy Morrill and Edward C. Plummer, 1917-1935. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Alexander W. Smith Letter 2005-027., 1857 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Smith, Smith, and Bloodworth (Atlanta, Ga.). Records, 1865-1970. | Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library |
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| associatedWith | Andrews, James | person |
| associatedWith | Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822-1893 | person |
| associatedWith | Morrill, Roy H., 1888-1940. | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, Smith, and Bloodworth (Atlanta, Ga.) | corporateBody |
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| El Paso (Tex.) | |||
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| Albuquerque (N.M.) | |||
| Colorado | |||
| Fort Tejon (Cali) | |||
| Fort Defiance (Ariz.) | |||
| United States | |||
| West (U.S.) | |||
| Southwest, New |
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| Beale Road |
| Cattle |
| Indians of North America |
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Person
Birth 1861
Death 1925
