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| Title | Hannibal Bridge Opening |
| Abstract | Dr. William Wallace Dougherty attended the dedication and opening of the Hannibal Bridge in Kansas City on July 3, 1869. He recorded the event in his diary. "The Bridge is a triumphant success, five Locomotives were in the middle of the bridge at once, and no sign of giving way." His diaries covering the years 1854-1880 have been transcribed and published by the Clay County Archives and Historical Library, Inc. |
| Notes | Willilam W. Dougherty was a practicing physician, living in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, beginning in 1850. He was the nephew of Major John Dougherty, Indian agent and Clay County resident and went with him to the far West in the 1830s. |
| Author | William Dougherty
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| Date | June 26, 1905 |
| Source | Doctor on the Western Frontier: The Diaries of Dr. William Wallace Dougherty, 1854-1880 |
| Location | q977.816 D73z |
| Chapter Title | Diary III |
| Page | 157 |
| Local Subject | Dougherty, William W.
Hannibal Bridge
Liberty, Missouri
Physicians
Clay County, Missouri - History
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| Illustrations | N |
| Item Type | Book
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 213413 |
| CONTENTdm number | 10556 |
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