1 pioneer period
1.1 water traffic
1.2 railroads
1.3 trails
1.4 streets
1.5 public transportation
pioneer period
a period union pacific poster advertising route omaha.
omaha not projected become great city or bigger neighbor across missouri river, council bluffs, iowa. in 1856 land speculator reported east coast concerns that,
c. bluffs steadily growing down towards river , someday 1 great city on both sides river rail road & foot & carriage bridges connecting 2 – , hope , talk of bluffers. - j. barker, 1856.
in august 1859 abraham lincoln visited land had invested in council bluffs, , while there did not consider worth time cross river village of omaha.
water traffic
in 1804, fifty years before city of omaha founded, lewis , clark expedition first arrived via missouri river. 1806 fort lisa , 1820 cabanne s trading post important fur trading outposts located in proximity river, along earlier fontenelle s post in bellevue. engineer cantonment built captain stephen watts kearny s yellowstone expedition in 1819. expedition s craft, western engineer, first steamboat venture missouri river omaha-council bluffs area.
the missouri reason omaha founded, , continued important city s growth many years. in 1853 william d. brown had first vision city, leading him found lone tree ferry crossing missouri river council bluffs, iowa. later council bluffs , nebraska ferry company hired alfred d. jones plat omaha city, among first settlements in nebraska territory. along lone tree ferry landing in downtown omaha, other ferries established in omaha area @ florence, saratoga , bellevue. large steamboats carry provisions missouri st. louis, stocking warehouses in jobbers canyon , loading trains of union pacific , @ omaha quartermaster depot, in turn supplied u.s. army s department of platte.
the banner state first steamboat land materials building city in 1854, before city formally founded. until 1879 captain joseph la barge principal figure among missouri steamboat captains in years of city. according j. sterling morton, golden era steamboating on missouri 1855 1860, before advent of railroads. in 1857, 174 steamboats carrying 13,000 tons of freight tied @ omaha wharves. when omaha became outfitting center colorado gold seekers headed pikes peak in 1859, 268 steamboats arrived @ omaha between march , november.
with railroads becoming dominant form of long-range shipping , passenger travel in 1870s, riverboats in omaha became obsolete. however, late @ 1949 steamship avalon letting passengers in omaha, before becoming 1 of famous st. louis steamboats in 1960s.
railroads
george francis train, omaha promoter , land owner.
in 1863, ground broke near miller s landing on missouri river first transcontinental railroad. along local financier edward creighton, george francis train promoter responsible city landing railroad. made rich convenient placement near land owned (near deer park. union pacific railroad has been headquartered in omaha since inception in 1867. in 1872, union pacific opened first [railroad] bridge across missouri omaha.
trails
in 1860s , 1870s, city became major outfitting center major trails went across nebraska, including oregon, california , mormon trails. jobbers canyon built in downtown omaha purpose of outfitting these migrants. stagecoach lines had arrived 1858, including local stage coach company in 1857, , western stage company began easterly , westerly routes in omaha. pony express , wells fargo lines maintained offices in city.
streets
omaha had terrible streets through late 1880s, caused many residents believe city not progressing appropriately. lack of responsiveness city government caused property owners throughout city did not want pay improvements. on rainy days stagecoaches sink hubcaps, , residents wore knee-high boots wade through mud, , @ times rivers ran through streets.
public transportation
in 1867 ezra millard, andrew j. hanscom, , augustus kountze formed omaha horse railway company provide horsecar service in city. late 1870s line had 5 miles (8 km) of track, 10 cars, 70 horses, 20 employees , 495,000 passengers annually. omaha cable tramway company city s cable car, , started in 1884 , ended in 1895 after consolidating horse railway omaha street railway company. in 1896 new company disbanded competitors moved in. electric car built eurastus benson between omaha , benson promote suburbs development during time.
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