Date Original
1860
Description
This collection contains Trustees Certificate Number 1 issued by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad on January 10, 1860.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Cairo and Fulton Railroad was chartered by the State of Arkansas on February 9, 1853, to build a railroad line from the Arkansas-Missouri state line across Arkansas to Texas. Over a period of more than 100 years, the Cairo and Fulton merged first into the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, then into the Missouri Pacific, and finally into today’s Union Pacific.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.060.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Cairo and Fulton Railroad land certificate, SMC.060.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Cairo and Fulton Railroad land certificate, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History