Lewis H. Smith papers, 1865-1927.

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Lewis H. Smith papers, 1865-1927.

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Lewis Smith served as an engineer with Colonel James A. Sawyers' expedition to establish a wagon road between Nebraska and Virginia City, Montana Territory, in 1865. Records (1865-1927) include Smith's original survey notebook; typescript of his expedition diary; and his grandson Lewis K. Ferguson's research files concerning his efforts to place the wagon road on highway maps. Records (1865-1927) include Smith's original survey notebook; typescript of his expedition diary; and his grandson Lewis K. Ferguson's research files concerning his efforts to place the wagon road on highway maps.

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Sawyers, James Alexander, 1824-1903

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Ferguson, Lewis K.

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Smith, Lewis Quimby, 1832-1913

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Lewis H. Smith was born in Massachusetts about 1835. He moved to Kossuth County, Iowa, about 1856. In 1865 he was a member of an expedition, led by Col. James A. Sawyers, to establish a wagon road between Niobrara, Nebraska, and Virginia City, Montana Territory. After the expedition he returned to Iowa and by 1885 became a bank cashier. From the description of Lewis H. Smith papers, 1865-1927. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 430103844 ...