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This is a commendation letter for the bridge foreman and his crew to complete the Southern Kansas Railway, which became the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, bridge over the South Canadian River south of present-day Oklahoma City four days before the appointed time. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad had built north from Ft. Worth, Texas, and also completed the line to Purcell on April 26, 1887. At the time, this was in Indian Territory. Apparently the lines had to be completed by April 30.
Creator: Southern Kansas Railway Company
Date: 1887
Item Number: 307285
Call Number: 2014-186
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307285
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Southern Kansas Railway Company
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1880s - 1887
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Other States - Oklahoma
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Southern Kansas Railway Company
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/307285