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Title
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Ben Holladay
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about Ben Holladay (1819-1887), a prominent Western freighter in Weston, Missouri. He was born in Kentucky and moved to Platte County, Missouri, in 1838, and to Saint Joseph, Missouri, in 1858, "buil[ding] the Pike's Peak stables, where two years later the speedy horses for the Pony Express were to be sheltered." Description of his later career, "becoming 'Missouri's first Millionaire,['] for his stagecoach and freighting business with Utah and Salt Lake City."
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Date
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1952
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
