In 1857 John McDowell became part owner of the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company (L.P.&W.) along with James C. Stone, A.J. Isaccs, and Thomas Ewing Jr. In 1863 the L.P.&W. became known as the Union Pacific, Eastern Division.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.