William Jackson Palmer : [collection] : 1840-1922 ;.

Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919

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William Sharpless Jackson was born (1836) and raised in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served as an apprentice in the machinist trade in Wilmington, Delaware. For the next six years, he engaged in the lumber trade and car industry. Afterwards William S. Jackson worked for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company in Duluth. This job introduced him to William Jackson Palmer, who invited him to work for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. In 1871, William S. Jackson moved to Colo...

Lamborn, Charles B., 1837-1902,

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Weitbrec, Robert F., 1848-1931.

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Bell, William Abraham

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American capitalist, railroad builder, founder and developer of towns in four western states. Born in Ireland but spent most of his adult life in Colorado. From the description of Letters, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122702246 Manitou Springs, Colo. resident, born in Ireland and trained as a physician in London; financier of American railroads, real estate and associated enterprises and business partner of General William J. Palmer. From the description ...

Dodge, David C. (David Child), 1837-1918

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Born on Nov. 17, 1837, in Shirley Township, Middlesex County, Mass. Employment included the Chicago & Northwestern Railway; General Agent for the Kansas Pacific Railway; the Denver Rio Grande System; Denver & Northwestern Railway to extend the Moffat Railroad from Yarmony to Steamboat Springs; president of the Denver Steamship Construction Co; and owner of the Shirley Hotel and Shirley Farm. From the description of Papers, 1870-1964. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record i...

Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

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Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938

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George Foster Peabody, banker and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Ga. in 1852 and died in Warm Springs, Ga. in 1938. He was the son of George Henry and Elvira Canfield Peabody and husband of Katrina N. Trask. From the description of Cherokee Indian language letters, 1907. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 259719021 Banker and philanthropist. From the description of Papers of George Foster Peabody, 1894-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 8410865...

McAllister, Henry, 1836-1921.

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Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909

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Army officer and railroad builder; founder of Colorado Springs. From the description of Papers, 1862-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 11375487 Army officer and railroad builder. From the description of Papers, 1878-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 11408547 American railroad president, pioneer of the West, founder of a number of towns including Colorado Springs, Colorado, and developer of mining and industrial projects. From the descri...