Sturgis, Goshen and St. Louis Railway - 1880's-90's dated Missouri Railroad Stock Certificate - Merged with New York Central in 1915
Inv# RS2529 Stock
Only 30 ever issued. J.M.W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co. Rare! Sturgis, Goshen and St. Louis Railway merged with the New York Central Railroad System in 1915. The New York Central Railroad (NYCRR) was formed on December 22, 1914, as a consolidation of the companies listed below. It later merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad to form Penn Central. The NYCRR owned stock in the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad and the Lake Erie and Western Railroad, but sold it in July 1917 and April 1922, respectively. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Central_Railroad_precursors#Sturgis,_Goshen_and_St._Louis_Railway_(merged_1915)
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