State history. State of Washington Pioneers. J. 1933-08-23
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Original index title |
State history. State of Washington Pioneers. J. 1933-08-23 |
Newspaper |
Spokesman-review ; 1933-08-23 |
Title |
N. P. completed fifty years ago |
Description |
N. P. completed fifty years ago Eastern and Western ends joined at Gold Creek, Mont., August 22 . Old-timer recalls it John Jones, 73, was on Western crew, which reached flag pole first . Just 50 years ago yesterday at Gold Creek, Mont., the east and west divisions of the Northern Pacific railway were connected, it was recalled yesterday by John Jones, 73, E1316 First, who was a spikeman on one of the crews that laid the last few rails. |
Subject Keys |
State history; Washington; Washington State; pioneers; frontier life; John Jones; railroad construction |
Date.Original |
1933 |
Resource Identifier |
sh231-18 |
Subjects |
Washington (State) -- History -- 1889-1950 Pioneers -- Washington (State) Frontier and pioneer life -- Washington (State) Jones, John. Railroads--Design and construction--Washington (State) |
Resource Type |
Text |
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Clippings |
Format.Use |
Image/JPEG |
Source |
State history box 231 |
Language |
English |
Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 |
Rights Notes |
Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. |
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