Railroad records. 1857-2002.

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Railroad records. 1857-2002.

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Copies of deeds of trust, mortgages, indentures, leases, agreements, and other instruments filed by railroad companies with the secretary of state. Liens seem to have been filed in books of Official letters, communications, and railroad liens until an undetermined date.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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Minnesota Valley Railway Co.

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St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company

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Minnesota. Secretary of State

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Hastings and Dakota Railway Company.

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St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.

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