Northern Pacific Railway Company land department records, 1870-1876 (inclusive), [microform].

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Northern Pacific Railway Company land department records, 1870-1876 (inclusive), [microform].

The records, which consist of correspondence, committee minutes, and printed material, document the Northern Pacific Railway Company's efforts to develop the Northwest. Materials relate to the preparation of land for sale, the employment of agents abroad, the organization of colonies for group migration, and promotion of the area.

38 reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6829835

Yale University Library

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Northern Pacific Railway company

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The Northern Pacific Railway Company was the successor of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and was established in 1896. The company operated railway lines between the Great Lakes and Washington State until it merged to form the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. From the description of Northern Pacific Railway Company photographs, circa 1900s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367951939 The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was chartered in 1864 to build a railro...