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Union Pacific Railway Eastern Division Annual Pass (1868) (Where Buffalo Bill Got His Nickname)

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Union Pacific Railway Eastern Division Annual Pass (1868) (Where Buffalo Bill Got His Nickname)
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Early pass for this railroad that hired W.F. Cody in 1867 to feed its workers by shooting buffalo, earning him his iconic nickname "Buffalo Bill." Pass No. 205, issued for 1868 to G. Ross (Columbus & Indiana Railroad). Signed by A. Anderson as general superintendent. Printed on cardstock with a green background. Some soiling. This railroad could more properly be called the Kansas Pacific, a name which it officially took in 1869. It has its roots in 1855 as the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad, and was later reorganized in 1863 as the Union Pacific Eastern Division. Authorized under Pacific Railway Act, the plan was to go from Kansas City to Fort Riley and then Fort Kearny, Nebraska, where it would join the Union Pacific. In 1868, Congress enacted a law to build a second-phase extension of the line to Denver with the hope of continuing through the Rocky Mountains and competing with Union Pacific. The line reached Denver in the summer of 1870. Jay Gould eventually got control of the railroad in 1878 and merged it with the Union Pacific & Denver Pacific. (Prag Collection) City: State: Kansas & Colorado Date: Inventory# 39443