Brownville, Fort Kearny and Pacific Rail Road Company
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Certificate Details
Product Details
Brownville, Fort Kearny and Pacific Rail Road Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
Unissued, circ a1800's
Canceled
No
Printer
Gast & Co. Litho
Signatures
NA
Approximate Size
10 3/4" (w) by 8" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Reference
Historical Context
After the war, railroad fever gripped Brownville, Nebraska when the Brownville, Fort Kearny & Pacific Railroad Company was organized. A lobbyist was sent to Washington in hopes of securing land to fund the project. Nemaha County, Brownville Precinct, and the city of Brownville all passed bonds to be paid "when the railroad was in operation."
Everyone was excited as the first ten miles of track were laid. A group of dignitaries traveled to the end of the tracks and then back to the city to await further construction. However, when Congress (embroiled in postwar reconstruction) did nothing more to help, the company was forced into bankruptcy. The rails and ties were torn up and sold to another company to pay some of its debts, while the matter of payment of the bonds was argued in the courts.