Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
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The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century railroad in Missouri ⓘ |
| chartered | 1853 ⓘ |
| completed | February 1859 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mississippi River at Hannibal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri River at St. Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRouteThrough |
Brookfield, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameron, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Chillicothe, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannibal NERFINISHED ⓘ Macon, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | link between river steamboat traffic and overland mail ⓘ |
| impact |
improved east–west transportation across Missouri
ⓘ
stimulated settlement in northern Missouri ⓘ |
| inception | 1850s ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first railroads to cross Missouri
ⓘ
carrying early Pony Express mail ⓘ |
| opened | 1859 ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
early Midwestern railroad network
ⓘ
early transcontinental mail route ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Missouri ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Hannibal, Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first railroad to cross Missouri east–west ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hannibal, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| transported |
freight
ⓘ
passengers ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pony Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
express services
ⓘ
mail transport ⓘ |
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