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Metadata
Call# |
2011.4.21 |
Summary |
The Search for the Central Railroad Route to the Pacific through the San Luis Valley 1853. This encludes the Expeditions of Edward Fitzgerald Beale, John Williams Gunnison and John Charles Fremont. The Railroad would not be completed until after the Civil War using none of the routes suggested by the expeditions. |
Object Name |
Book-Historian |
Author |
Jack Cooper |
Subjects |
Railroad companies Railroad construction & maintenance Railroad facilities Railroad Surveyors Railroads Railroad Route San Luis Valley |
Title |
The San Luis Valley Historian |
Series |
Vol. XXXV Number 2, 2003 |
Publisher |
San Luis Valley HIstorical Society, Inc |
Published Date |
2003 |
Published Place |
Alamosa, CO |
Physical Description |
Off white with red print. Front cover shows landscape of the Sangre de Cristo Pass, looking towards the San Luis Valley done by M. Stanley from sketch by Richard H. Kern, 1853 |
Language |
English |
Catalog Number |
2011.4.21 |
People |
Beale, Edward Fitzgerald Gunnison, John Fremont, John Charles |
Search Terms |
Railroad Surveyors Railroad Railroad routes Expedition San Luis Valley |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Year Range from |
2003 |
Year Range to |
2003 |
Collection |
Book Collection |
Accession number |
2011.4 |