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Station
Reimagined
Rusty's
All American Stories
Series 4 Mix
22 AZ Arizona
In late 1800’s, Arizona attracted settlers for a variety of reasons. Sam Hughes & Levi Manning are two interesting examples.
23a HM History Makers
Not only did this lady challenge the legal licensing and educational system that totally favored men, but she also introduced a legal system still practiced in the U.S. today.
23b HM History Makers
After an illustrious career as a railroad union leader, he was recruited by President Truman and Martin Luther King to advance civil rights.
24 Lin Lincoln Family
Lincoln’s granddaughter had 2 children. Were they the last Abraham Lincoln’s lineage?
25a RR Railroads
A former Buffalo Bill sideman and gold prospector convinced a railroad he had to get tChicago for a business meeting as fast as possible. The result: a new speed record.
25b RR Railroads
The event of the century was delayed for two days when non paid railroad workers prevented the railroad’s president train from passing until they were paid.
26 Pla Places
Years before the U.S. first transcontinental railroad, this was the fastest route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
27a FAV Favorites
Summers in Tucson have always been brutally hot …and, accordingly, a legend was born when a teenage girl did the unthinkable.
27b FAV Favorites
A prolific swindler, he would change his name and location several times before getting caught. He met his end after eating a box of Fannie May candy.
28 Gen General Interest
Would this fairy tale meeting between a NY society beauty and a bachelor railroad baron turn out to be a everlasting love story or something else?