The story of the first trans-continental railroad : $b its projectors, construction, and historyBailey, William Francis
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The story of the first trans-continental railroad : $b its projectors, construction, and history
Bailey, William Francis
Railroads -- United States -- History; Union Pacific Railroad Company
FREMONT, NEB.--Named after Gen'l. Fremont, the "Pathfinder."
AMES, NEB.--Named after Oliver Ames, one of the prominent men in the
history of the road. The place was originally called Ketchum.
NORTH BEND, NEB.--So named from a northward bend in the Platte River.
SCHUYLER, NEB.--Named after Schuyler Colfax, Vice-President of the
United States.
COLUMBUS, NEB--Was first settled by a party of Germans from Columbus,
Ohio, who named it after their old home.
CLARK, NEB.--Called after S. H. H. Clark, Gen'l Supt. of the road
while it was being constructed.
CENTRAL CITY, NEB.--Originally called Lone Tree. Named Central City
owing to the "Nebraska Central R. R." making connection there with the
Union Pacific.
CHAPMAN, NEB.--Called after a roadmaster of that name.
LOCKWOOD, NEB.--Named after a storekeeper of that name located there
in the early days.
GRAND ISLAND, NEB.--Named after an island in the Platte River.
WOOD RIVER, NEB.--Called after a stream of that name adjacent to the
town.
SHELTON, NEB.--Named after the cashier of the Company at Omaha.
KEARNEY, NEB.--Named after Gen'l Kearney of Mexican War fame. Was the
site of Old Ft. Kearney established in 1858 for the protection of the
Overland Route.
COZAD, NEB.--Named after a gentleman from Cincinnati, Ohio, who
purchasing 40,000 acres from the railroad laid out the town.
WILLOW ISLAND, NEB.--So named from the large number of willow bushes
on an island in the Platte River near by.
BRADYS ISLAND, NEB.--From an adjacent island in the Platte River.
OGALLALA, NEB.--From the Ogallala, a division of the Sioux or Dacotah
tribe of Indians, of which Spotted Tail was the most famous chief. The
word means "throwing at or into."
BRULE, NEB.--From the Brule Sioux. Red Cloud was its most famous
chief. The word is French meaning "burnt." They call themselves "Burnt
thighs."
BIG SPRINGS, NEB.--Named after several large springs in the vicinity.
A noted camping ground on the Overland.
JULESBURG, NEB.--Named after an agent of the Overland Mail Co.,
variously referred to as Jules Bernard, Jules Beni, Jules Burg or
Dirty Jules, who was at one time agent of the Stage Company at that
point.
LODGE POLE, COLO.--From a stream of that name which the railroad
follows for some little distance.
SIDNEY, NEB.--Named after Sidney Dillon, at one time president of the
Union Pacific.
BROWNSON, NEB.--Called after a former General Freight Agent of the
Company.
KIMBALL, NEB.--Named after Thos. L. Kimball, General Passenger Agent,
and afterwards General Manager.
PINE BLUFFS, WYO.--Takes its name from the stunted growth along the
adjacent bluffs.
HILLSDALE, WYO.--Named after an engineer, (Hill) who was killed here
during the preliminary survey.
CHEYENNE, WYO.--From an Indian Tribe of that name. The word is
supposed to be derived from the French "Chien" a dog and to mean Dog
soldier. Other authorities connect it with the Indian word "Shallana"
meaning red or red man.
BUFORD, WYO.--Named after old Ft. Buford.
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