Windmill and water tank along Union Pacific Railroad tracks, Columbus, Nebraska, ca. 1866
The scarcity of good water, free of alkali, along the railroad made it necessary to dig deep artesian wells for boiler water. Columbus, Nebraska, was promoted by George Francis Train as a new U.S. capitol due to its geographic center in the nation. Photograph by Capt. A. J. Russell.
Resource Identifier
ah03685_0003
Citation
Railroad Picture Postcards, Collection No. 3685, Envelope 1, Folder 1, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. (Postcard No. 17)
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