San Juan Railroad Project records, 1910-1921.

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San Juan Railroad Project records, 1910-1921.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48897781

Correspondence, reports, a newspaper clipping, and proposals between the business committees of Durango, Colorado, and the Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, California.

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7599221

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...

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