Manuscript
Stock Certificate of the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company
| A stock certificate of the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company, one share #85, issued to Darwin Clark for the sum of $50.00. This was signed by the railroad president and the mayor of Madison, Jairus C. Fairchild. |
| Image ID: | 11300 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 17 1857 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Darwin Clark papers, 1828-1924 |
| Genre: | Manuscript |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | Mss 19 Box 2 Folder 1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 9 inches |
| The railroad was completed Milwaukee to Watertown, a distance of forty-three miles. Need for further capitol to complete the remaining thirty-four miles of rail to Madison was a problem. City businessmen schemed to sell shares of Watertown and Madison stock and raised almost $200,000 for the completion of the line. Other directors of the railroad line include former Governor Leonard Farwell, B. F. Hopkins, head of Madison Gas and Light Company, Nathaniel W. Dean and H.K. Lawrence. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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