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“Head-On Joe” and the Greatest Show on Two Rails

Posted on January 3, 2023 by hometown

Joseph S. Connolly was born in Iowa in 1859. His parents, John and Bridget, were Irish immigrants. By the time Connolly was one year old Iowa had only six hundred miles of railroad track. By the time he was twenty-one, … Continue reading →

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