How the Milwaukee Road tried to capitalize on national parks tourism
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The Milwaukee Road was a local railroad company who, like many others at the time, tried to monopolize increased travel to national parks. MPL Special collections librarian Greg Comly explains how they expanded their railroad line and even built a luxury hotel to draw people to the parks out west.![](https://feedpress.me/link/17083/16322639.gif)
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Lake Effect Spotlight
enAugust 30, 2023