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Robidoux, Peter: Life in Wallace, Kansas, 1870-1890Entry/Object ID
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Robidoux, Peter: Life in Wallace, Kansas, 1870-1890
Peter Robidoux, born in 1850 in Canada, settled in Wallace, Kansas, where he had a general store near Fort Wallace. After the fort closed, he had a large successful cattle ranch
Researcher Hugh Lewis collected three articles about Peter Robidoux which are in this file.
A. Trial and Death of William H. Dodge, 1875-1876 by E.S. Sutton. Nebraska History, Fall 1982. Robidoux mentioned as major dealer in buffalo hides. 2 pages.
B. Western Times, August 25, 1938. "Sharon Springs, Ks." (partial article - contains photos of Peter Robidoux and Robidoux Store.) 3 pages.
C. "Storekeepers and their cracker-barrel cornucopias." Source and date of article unidentified. Notes that Peter Robidoux set up a tent store in 1870 which grew into an empire that included a 10,000 acre ranch and the biggest general store between Kansas City and Denver. 5 pages.Collection
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