thomas alabama. -- redhill, alabama. like many men of his generation following the civil war, palmer turned his eyes west for his future. he had very little money. he did not come from wealth. he had a decent education but more so, he had a fantastic reputation and the connections he made throughout the civil war, he went to work for the kansas and pacific railway. andas secretary treasurer he left the confines of the office, so he took over the surveys and took over the cruise inthe kansas and pacific 1870. he did not have money or fortune, but he had a lot of .onnections, and he used as as everyone was building a railroad east to west, those transcontinental railroads following the civil war expanded out west and palmer had a unique vision. he wanted to build a north and south line leading from denver, coming down the front range of colorado, connecting with the santa fe trade in the footsteps of the santa fe trail and building a railroad all the way down to the heart of mexico. way, his dream was to build cities along

in 1894, palmer's men nominated the medal of honor, which was awarded to him for his actions at redhillalabama. it is among the treasures in our current palmer exhibit. men of his generation following the civil war, palmer turned his eyes west for his future. he had very little money. he did not come from wealth. he had a decent education, but had a fantastic reputation. and so he went to work for the kansas and pacific railway. he was secretary treasurer. later, he left the confines of the office, he wanted to be out he took over , so the eys and took over cruise that brought the kansas in the pacific all the way to denver in 1870. he -- he didn't have money or a lot of but he had connections and to use those connections to launches great stream. and that was -- as everyone was railroad east to west, those transcontinental railroad expanded out west at a rapid pace -- palmer had a unique vision. he wanted to build a north and line, leaving from denver, coming down the spine front range of colorado, connecting in the footsteps of the santa fe trail, and building a railway all the way th