Robert E. Strahorn

ID: 5343 ~ Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Col._Robert_E._Strahorn,_c.1900.png
~ Date: 1900

This file appears in: They Called Him The Sphinx: Robert E. Strahorn, Builder of the North Coast Railroad

Few men knew the west like Robert Strahorn, hired as a publicist by Union Pacific in 1877 Strahorn traveled across the region to create advertisements for the territories.

This file appears in: They Called Him The Sphinx: Robert E. Strahorn, Builder of the North Coast Railroad

They Called Him The Sphinx: Robert E. Strahorn, Builder of the North Coast Railroad

By Devrick Barnett

During construction of the North Coast Railroad, Robert E Strahorn adopted a persona of mystery in order to keep competitors from learning the secret of his funding.