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Greatest American Thoroughfare and Land Offers in 1875
A railroad promo describes a line from Hannibal Missouri to Houston Texas via St Louis and Junction City, highlighting through trains with Pullman cars and quick travel to the Southwest. It promotes sale of over one million acres of farming lands along the Neohoe Valley with ten year credit, inviting colonies to Sedalia Missouri for rates, maps, and time cards from the General Passenger Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railways
Milwauke
Kitouwoc
Sheboygan
Two Rivers
St. Paul
Mirapolis
Madison
Winona
Green Bay
Escanaba
Marquette
L’anse
Houghton
Hancock
Milwaukee
Janesville
Watertown
Fond du Lack
Fort Howard
Oshkosh
Negative
Calumet
L'Anse
Lake Superior
Baraboo
Kilroy
St Paul
Minneapolis
Pullman Palace
Miller
Westinghouse
Cel- Socata
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Points
Minnesota
Lake Geneva
Rockford
Sterling
Kenosha
W. H. Stennett
Marvin Hughitt
Grea
Hanibal
City of
St Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Nation
Texas
Houston
Texas Central Ry
Empire of the Southwest
Junction City
Neoshoe Valley
Parsons
Kas
Kansas City
Great Northwest
Great
Neohoe Valley
General Passenger
Sedalia
Baltiore
Washington City
Philadelphia
New York
Wirnout Cnanar
Bt. Wayne and
Peou’a Linge
Tcket
Ae F. R. Myers