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Rocky River Railway Co. 1868 I/C Stock Certificate Issued to Daniel P. Rhodes.

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Rocky River Railway Co. 1868 I/C Stock Certificate Issued to Daniel P. Rhodes.
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This item SOLD at 2020 Oct 05 @ 15:54UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Ohio, 1868. 192 Shares I/C Capital Stock Certificate Serial #1, Black text with ornate black border, Train passing underneath a bridge at top, portrait of a woman to the left. Canceled written in ink, VF condition with some glue stains at left margin where the counterfoil is attached. Attractive and rare Serial #1 stock certificate. Issued to Daniel P. Rhodes and signed by his son, James Rhodes, an illustrious historian and a Pulitzer Prize winner; Rhodes helped construct several railroads including the northern division of the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad, the Massillon & Cleveland and Lake Shore & Tuscarawas Valley Railroads, and the West Side Street Railroad Co. (becoming president in 1863). He helped organize the Rocky River "Dummy" Railroad, running from Bridge Ave. and W. 58 St. to the Cliff House resort overlooking Rocky River Valley.