John A. Poor memorandum, 1845.

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John A. Poor memorandum, 1845.

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Memorandum, at Montréal, of John Alfred Poor, promoter of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road, in which he describes his daring trip to Montréal, undertaken during a blizzard, to secure the Portland, Me., to Montréal route for the road.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Co.

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Poor, John A. (John Alfred), 1808-1871

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Instrumental in establishing early railroads in Maine, expecially the Portland to Montreal line (Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Co.). From the description of John A. Poor railroads scrapbook, 1844-1871. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 325110458 Perhaps the same as John Alfred Poor, historian and Maine railroad man. If it is, some of the earlier documents are probably in another hand. From the description of John A. Poor natural histor...