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Cyrus Kurtz Holliday a Kansas pioneer and businessman. He came to the Kansas Territory as an agent for the New England Aid Company. In December of 1854, he helped organize the Topeka Town Association and took an active role in founding and settlingTopeka. He served in both the territorial and state legislatures and was a delegate to the Topeka Constitutional Convention. His most notable venture, was the construction of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Holliday served as president and director of the ATSF from 1860 to1863. He stepped down as president in 1863, but remained on the board until his death in 1900.
Creator: Bogardus
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
Item Number: 211033
Call Number: B Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz *6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211033
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - Topeka Association
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Topeka Constitution
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Carte-de-visite
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