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The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes
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| Title | The Founding of Our Street Railway System by Nehemiah Holmes |
| Abstract | Article about the founding of Kansas City's first street railway system by Nehemiah Holmes (1826-1873), a native of New York City coming to Kansas City in 1856 as an engineer and realtor. He established the Mechanics Bank here in 1859 and then built the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railway Company, a horse car system connecting downtown Kansas City with Westport just before his death. Includes portrait, map of the streetcar routes, and illustrations. |
| Author | Edward Butts
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| Date | December 1923 |
| Source | Annals of Kansas City |
| Location | MVSC 977.8411 M678an |
| Volume | 1 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page | 284-300 |
| Subject | Engineers
Horse railroads
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| Local Subject | Holmes, Nehemiah
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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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 | 112134 |
| CONTENTdm number | 16014 |
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