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Most cities, towns, and industries that flourish in Colorado owe their existence and prosperity largely to the railway system which General William Jackson Palmer predominantly conceived and constructed.
Many others have given similar testimonials: "What Colorado and a dozen great states are today...is almost entirely the result of active railway construction, of which General Palmer was a pioneer." ~John Brown "He conquers the the Rockies-General Palmer, an empire builder." ~George Anderson "I know of no man who played a more vital or important part in the early history of Colorado than did William Jackson Palmer." ~William Postlethwaite "He was a great man, possibly the greatest of the state builders of early days." ~Pueblo Chieftan "It is idle, perhaps, to speculate upon what would have been the railroad map of that territory and its history if this practical dreamer and optimist had not cast his fortunes and his fortitude in our state." ~Henry McAllister |
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