Question: May 1854, railroad from New York [travel to Missouri]
From: "Lisa James" ljames62@osagecon.missouri.org
My ancestor got off a boat in New York Harbor on May 9th, 1854. Sometime prior to Feb 1855, she arrived in Osage County, because she purchased land in the newly formed Maries County at that time. We are sure that she arrived here in this county by wagon. But when she got off the boat in New York, she had a 3 year old son and an 18 month old daughter with her. I believe she must have taken a train from New York as far west as the rails would take her at that time.
What trains travelled from New York in 1854? How far could she have come by train?
Lisa
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 11:09 PM
3 Comments:
See the following railroad maps c. 1854 from the Library of Congress collection:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr000260
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr000270
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr000830
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr004950
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3701p.rr005150
From: "Bruce C. Cooper" BCC@CPRR.ORG
See also:
Maps Showing the Progressive Development of U.S. Railroads - 1830 to 1950
From the pamphlet
"AMERICAN RAILROADS: Their Growth and Development"
The Association of American Railroads
January, 1951
From: "Lisa James" ljames62@osagecon.missouri.org
Thank you, I think I have found what I am looking for!!
Lisa
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