Theodore Schoonmaker papers, 1882.

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Theodore Schoonmaker papers, 1882.

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Theodore Schoonmaker was a survey engineer for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Papers consist of three letters (1882) to a friend in the East, describing the disagreeable living conditions in Helena, Montana Territory, and other communities along the survey route; and commenting on railroad construction in the Yellowstone River Valley from May to September 1882. (SC 1463). These papers consist of three letters (1882) from Schoonmaker to A.M. Scott of Charleston, West Virginia, describing the disagreeable living conditions in Helena, Montana Territory, and other communities along the survey route; and commenting on railroad construction in the Yellowstone River Valley from May to September 1882.

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Schoonmaker, Theodore.

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Theodore Schoonmaker was an engineer who worked for the Construction Department of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1882 out of the Helena office. Schoonmaker worked for Col. J.L. Dodge in the area between Bozeman and Helena, in the valley west of Helena, and Mullan Pass. No additional information on Schoonmaker is available. From the description of Theodore Schoonmaker papers, 1882. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276170188 ...

Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...