HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG1454.AM: William Vandervoort Sweeney, 1829-1920
Letter, clippings: 1906, 1920
Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska: Surveyor; farmer
Size: One folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born at Buffalo, New York, on March 15, 1829, William Vandervoort Sweeney was one of Nebraska’s early settlers. He came to Nebraska in the 1860s and settled at Arapahoe in the 1870s. He married Mary Anne Emms at Omaha, Nebraska, on January 29, 1872. Sweeney worked on a survey party for the Union Pacific Railroad. He helped establish the right of way for the railroad through Nebraska. He then had a farm and ranch, and remained at Arapahoe for the rest of his life. William Vandervoort Sweeney died on May 28, 1920, and was buried in the Arapahoe Cemetery.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of one folder of materials relating to the life of William Vandervoort Sweeney. The collection includes one letter written from Andrew Rosewater to Sweeney, discussing the early days of surveying for the Union Pacific Railroad and what became of various members of their survey party. Also included are copies of several clippings about the death of William Vandervoort Sweeney.
INVENTORY
William Vandervoort Sweeney materials
Subject headings:
Rosewater, Andrew, 1848-1909
Surveyors — Nebraska
Sweeney, William Vandervoort, 1829-1920
Union Pacific Railroad Company (Omaha, Neb.)
Revised TMM 02-03-2020