Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Jdook 1 ADMINISTRATION

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tinued through 1858. Business was brought to a standstill; despondency prevailing everywhere, and the growth of Omaha was halted. However, with the return of prosperity, in 1859, Omaha became an important outfitting point. On October 6, 1860, Omaha was connected by telegraph with the east by a line built from St. Louis by Edward Creighton, who, in the following year, also constructed the Pacific telegraph to Salt Lake, where it was hooked up with a line from California. On December 2, 1863, a memorable date in the history of Omaha, a dis- patch was received that President Lincoln had fixed the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific railroad at Council Bluffs. It was the turning point in the growth of Omaha, placing it indelibly upon the map of the nation as a great railway center. The people of Council Bluffs and Omaha hurriedly assembled and arranged a celebration on the Omaha side of the river and ground was broken for the inauguration of the great enterprise. The establishment of the Union Stockyards in 1884, and the consequent location of packing houses by leading packers have resulted in making Omaha the second largest live stock market and packing center in the world. The story of the Union Stockyards is the final chapter in the history of Omaha. The city ' s marvelous growth in seventy-five years would be incredi- ble if it were not proven by present conditions. Nor is there any doubt of its future progress provided its citizens follow the example of those who have gone before. They were men of high character, foresight, enterprise and loyalty.

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The First State House