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In late October, 1869, Robert McBratney, president of the proposed Junction City, Solomon Valley & Denver Railroad, led an inspection tour along the Solomon River to evaluate the proposed route. McBratney was joined by U. S. Senator Edmund G. Ross; Benjamin Franklin Mudge, professor at the Agricultural College and former state geologist; and Richard Mobley, state agent for the sale of railroad lands. The team found a growing collection of homesteads scattered along the river valley.
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In October 1869, Robert McBratney led a team of men on an inspection tour of the Solomon Valley.
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Read moreThis week in the grocery store, I was delighted to see the first fresh cranberries of the season. I bought a bag and will make cranberry bread with it soon. It might seem odd in Kansas but, for me, those cranberries are one of the surest signs of fall and a reminder of home.
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The surge of the first railroad across the state of Kansas brought passenger service to Topeka on Jan. 1, 1866. Two years later, construction stalled in western Kansas as the Union Pacific Eastern Division awaited Congressional approval of additional funds.
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