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| Title | Ben Holladay |
| Abstract | Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about Ben Holladay (1819-1887), a prominent Western freighter in Weston, Missouri. He was born in Kentucky and moved to Platte County, Missouri, in 1838, and to Saint Joseph, Missouri, in 1858, "buil[ding] the Pike's Peak stables, where two years later the speedy horses for the Pony Express were to be sheltered." Description of his later career, "becoming 'Missouri's first Millionaire,['] for his stagecoach and freighting business with Utah and Salt Lake City." |
| Author | Bartlett Boder
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| Date | Summer 1952 |
| Source | Museum Graphic |
| Location | MVSC Q 977.8131 M98 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page | 8-9, 13-15 |
| Local Subject | Holladay, Benjamin
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| 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 | 112138 |
| CONTENTdm number | 16018 |
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