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Title
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Nehemiah Holmes
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Description
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Portrait and biographical sketch of Nehemiah Holmes (1826-1873), "one of the most progressive citizens of Kansas City during its formative period, and founder of the street railway system of that city." He was a native of New York coming to Kansas City in 1856 as a civil engineer and becoming a realtor and banker. Includes a description of his career, establishing the Mechanics' Bank in Saint Louis in 1856 with a branch here, "the second banking house established in Kansas City," building the Kansas City & Westport Horse Railway about 1870, and acting as "prime mover in the organization and building of the Jackson County Horse Railway," until "the completion of its western end from Main Street to the Union Depot" in 1873, the year of his death.
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Date
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1901
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Object Type
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Book
