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The '''Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad''' was completed in the mid-1870s. The railroad was owned by [[James G. Blaine]] and partners.
 
The '''Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad''' was completed in the mid-1870s. The railroad was owned by [[James G. Blaine]] and partners.
  
Eighty-two miles of track had been laid from the railway's terminus in [[Argenta]] in 1871.  
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Eighty-two miles of track had been laid from the railway's terminus in [[Argenta]] in 1871. The railway reached Van Buren, Arkansas, on January 30, 1879.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 01:31, 16 May 2009

The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was completed in the mid-1870s. The railroad was owned by James G. Blaine and partners.

Eighty-two miles of track had been laid from the railway's terminus in Argenta in 1871. The railway reached Van Buren, Arkansas, on January 30, 1879.

References

  • Clifton E. "Gene" Hull, "From Mule Cars to Buses," Arkansas Railroader 17.10 (October 1986): 7-15.

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