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Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Co. Stock Certificate Signed by Strong [134533]

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Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Co. Stock Certificate Signed by Strong  [134533]
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We have not sold this stock before. Inc. in the Territory of New Mexico. Low number 6, issued for one share to HL Waldo on Dec. 31st, 1881 on Santa Fe. Signed by president William B. Strong and treasurer Goodwin(?). Punch and stamp cancelled. Black border and print with locomotive vignette. 7.75 x 14.75" with stub. Folds, creases. William Barstow Strong was the president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1881 to 1889. Under his tenure, the ATSF expanded to about 7,000 miles of right-of-way, which at the time made the ATSF the largest railroad in North America. Three towns are named for him: Barstow, California; Strong City, Kansas; and Stronghurst, Illinois. This railroad was inc. in 1880. It was taken over in 1881 by the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe. The line was 127.95 miles of track from San Marcial to Deming, New Mexico, as well as 56.35 miles of line from Rincon to the Texas-New Mexico border.

Date: 1881
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State: New Mexico
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