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From: "Phyllis A. Heller" <>
Subject: RE: [IOWA] Railroads in Ottumwa, Iowa
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:39:00 -0700
In-Reply-To: <005201c0a5c6$14143470$bbfeafcf@gte.net>


Hi Katie.
Here are some old railroad maps from 1891 showing the
towns they ran through. They will take awhile to download.

http://www.livgenmi.com/1891shippersgazindex.htm

Phyllis


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albert Richardson [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 3:46 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [IOWA] Railroads in Ottumwa, Iowa
>
>
> After reading this great discussion on horse and wagon travel, I have
> another transportation question? My GGrandfather was listed as a railroad
> fireman on the 1880 Federal Census. He was living in Ottumwa, Wapello Co.
> Iowa. Would anyone out there know if there was only one railroad that he
> could have worked for, or would there have been many. If anyone could give
> me a name for the railroad I would be very grateful.
>
> Katie McCune Richardson, in very soggy California
>
>
> Also researching: McCune, Mingus, Ogg, Forbis, Kee, MacMillan(McMillan)
> Smith.
>
>


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