Washington State Library's collection on the Great Northern Railway Company, circa 1970-1979.

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Washington State Library's collection on the Great Northern Railway Company, circa 1970-1979.

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This is a collection on information about the Great Northern Railway Company. It includes photocopies of information about Great Northern from newspaper articles, from Manual of Railroads, and books. It includes a copy of an article from the Spokane Review dated May 31, 1892 about the completion of the track to Spokane, WA.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 6929960

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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