CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: The Walsh Railroad that almost was

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

John Walsh, born in Ireland in 1837, came to America at the age of twelve. He began his career as a boy selling newspapers in Chicago. Walsh had three ambitions: own a newspaper, a bank, and a railroad.

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