University of Arizona

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Records of Lees Ferry (Ariz.)

1911 to 1925
AZ 156
Collection Guide
Correspondence to Mr. O.R. Clark from Charles L. Francis, Secretary of the Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona, February 19, 1924

Coconino County of Arizona purchased Lee's Ferry in 1910, managing it until completion of the highway bridge in 1929.

Collection includes a ledger, containing daily record of fares and amounts charged for transportation across the Colorado River, Dec. 1911-Jan. 1925. Accompanied by letters to O.R. Clark, operator from 1924 to 1925, and receipts from Coconino County Treasurer for fares collected from 1923 to 1925.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Transportation
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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