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1947--The Freedom Train--1949
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"

48 States
322 Communities
495 Days on Tour
413 Exhibition Days		 1947--Freedom Train Route--1949
126 Historic Freedom Documents
American Heritage Foundation		 48 States
322 Communities,
495 Days on Tour
413 Exhibition Days
Mr. Edward Manson
Public Relations Officer
 Lt Col Robert F. Scott, USMC
Marine Corps Commanding Officer		 Mr. W. H. S. O'Brien
Train Director
September 1947
10 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 September 1947
10 Cities
# CITY DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN ATTN MILES VIEW
1 1 Wed Sept. 17 Philadelphia-1 PA 147.2 Bernard Samuel Arthur C. Kaufman 2,915 150 Click
2 1 Wed Sept. 17 Philadelphia PA Same Bernard Samuel Arthur C. Kaufman 12,908 Same Click
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
1 Wed Sept. 17 Philadelphia PA 147.2 Bernard Samuel Arthur C. Kaufman Constitution Day Click
2 Thurs Sept. 18 Philadelphia PA Same Bernard Samuel Arthur C. Kaufman *** Click
3 Fri Sept. 19 Philadelphia PA Same Bernard Samuel Arthur C. Kaufman *** Click
4 Sat Sept. 20 Atlantic City NJ 68.8 Joseph Altman Edward Fishman *** Click
5 Sun Sept. 21 Trenton NJ 85.8 Donald Connelly Crawford Jamieson *** Click
6 Mon Sept 22 Elizabeth NJ 42.6 James T. Kirk J. Frank O' Donnell *** Click
7 Tues Sept 23 Paterson NJ 25 William P. Furrey Dr. Clair S. Wightman *** Click
8 Wed Sept 24 New York City NY 64 ### ### Train Service Day Click
9 Thurs Sept 25 New York City NY Same William O'Dwyer Grover A. Whalen Bill of Rights Day Click
10 Fri Sept 26 New York City NY Same William O'Dwyer Grover A. Whalen *** Click
11 Sat Sept 27 Brooklyn NY 40 John Cashmore Morris J. Solomon *** Click
12 Sun Sept 28 Queens NY 16 James Burke *** American Indian Day Click
13 Mon Sept 29 Queens NY Same ### ### Train Service Day Click
14 Tues Sept 30 Van Nest NY 19 James J. Lyons George F. Mand Gold Star Mothers Day Click
October 1947
26 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 October 1947
26 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
15 Wed Oct 1 Stamford CT 24 Charles Moore N. D. Dale *** Click
16 Thurs Oct 2 Bridgeport CT 23 Jasper McLevy Aram Tellalian *** Click
17 Fri Oct 3 Waterbury CT 32 John C. Monaghan Joseph LaPorta *** Click
18 Sat Oct 4 Hartford CT 31 Cornelius Moylan Rev. John D. Staffeld *** Click
19 Sun Oct 5 New Haven CT 37 William C. Celentano Roland T. Bixler *** Click
20 Mon Oct 6 New Haven CT Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
21 Tues. Oct 7 New London CT 51 Fred Bevenuti Salem T. Smith *** Click
22 Wed Oct 8 Providence RI 63 Dennis J. Roberts Sanders Rowland *** Click
23 Thurs Oct 9 Worcester MA 44 Charles F. Sullivan Francis J. McGrath *** Click
24 Fri Oct 10 Lynn MA 77 Albert Cole M. Henry Hall *** Click
25 Sat Oct 11 Boston MA 12 John B. Hynes John Breen *** Click
26 Sun Oct 12 Boston MA Same John B. Hynes John Breen Columbus Day Click
27 Mon Oct 13 Rutland VT 176 Wayne Temple Judge George F. Jones *** Click
28 Tues Oct 14 Rutland VT Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
29 Wed Oct 15 Burlington VT 68 John J. Burns Lyman C. Hunt *** Click
30 Thurs Oct 16 Montpelier VT 40 Harry B. Sheridan Roy Hine *** Click
31 Fri Oct 17 Concord NH 133 Charles Davie Robert W. Potter *** Click
32 Sat Oct 18 Nashua NH 35 Oswald Maynard Eliot A. Carter *** Click
33 Sun Oct 19 Lowell MA 14 Leo Roy Donald R. MacIntyre *** Click
34 Mon Oct 20 Lowell MA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
35 Tues Oct 21 Lawrence MA 15 James F. Meehan Joseph P. Oakes *** Click
36 Wed Oct 22 Haverhill MA 7 Albert W. Glynn Charles E. Dillon *** Click
37 Thurs Oct 23 Dover NH 35 F. Clyde Keefe Casey Moher *** Click
38 Fri Oct 24 Augusta ME 109 Charles Nelson Clinton Thurlow *** Click
39 Sat Oct 25 Bangor ME 75 H. Knowlton James Stanley *** Click
40 Sun Oct 26 Lewiston ME 104 Altona Lessard John J. Maloney, Jr. *** Click
41 Mon Oct 27 Manchester NH 125 Josaphat Benoit Edward T. McShane Navy Day Click
42 Tues Oct 28 Fitchburg MA 53.8 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
43 Wed Oct 29 Fitchburg MA Same Alfred Woollacott Alfred Woollacott *** Click
44 Thurs Oct 30 Springfield MA 93 Daniel Brunton Robert D. Fuller *** Click
45 Fri Oct 31 Pittsfield MA 53 James Fallon Victor E. Goodwin *** Click
November 1947
24 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 November 1947
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
46 Sat Nov 1 Schenectady NY 67 Mills Ten Ecyk M. V. Merrihue *** Click
47 Sun Nov 2 Utica NY 77.7 Boyd Golder Alan Stevenson *** Click
48 Mon Nov 3 Utica NY Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
49 Tues Nov 4 Rome NY 13.8 John C. Schantz L. H. Van Slyke *** Click
50 Wed Nov 5 Syracuse NY 39 Frank Costello Richard H. Pass *** Click
51 Thurs Nov 6 Rochester NY 80.3 Samuel B. Dicker Harold S. Rand *** Click
52 Fri Nov 7 Buffalo NY 66 Bernard Dowd Paul Wamsley *** Click
53 Sat Nov 8 Elmira NY 146.5 Emory Strachen L. Jerome Wolcott *** Click
54 Sun Nov 9 Binghamton NY 57 Walter B. Lounsbery T. W. Behan *** Click
55 Mon Nov 10 Binghamton NY Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
56 Tues Nov 11 Albany NY 143 E. Corning James J. Drislane Armistice Day Click
57 Wed Nov 12 Scranton PA 193 James Hanlon Prof. R. F. McNichols *** Click
58 Thurs Nov 13 Wilkes Barre PA 18.4 Con McCole Wiliam B. Healy *** Click
59 Fri Nov 14 Williamsport PA 103.9 Leo C. Williamson Samuel B. Youngman *** Click
60 Sat Nov 15 Altoona PA 92.9 H. Atlee Brumbaugh George P Gable *** Click
61 Sun Nov 16 Harrisburg PA 130.8 Howard E. Milliken Col J. McIlheny-Smith *** Click
62 Mon Nov 17 Harrisburg PA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
63 Tues Nov 18 Reading PA 53 J. Henry Stump Louis J. Heizmann *** Click
64 Wed Nov 19 Allentown PA 36 Brighton Diefenderfer Fred P. Kramer, Jr. *** Click
65 Thurs Nov 20 Chester PA 110 Ralph E. Swartz George E. Ellis, Jr. *** Click
66 Fri Nov 21 Wilmington DE 13 Joseph S. Wilson Joseph S. Wilson *** Click
67 Sat Nov 22 Salisbury MD 103 E. R. White, Jr. Elmer F. Ruark *** Click
68 Sun Nov 23 Dover DE 56 J. Wallace Woodford Dr. Harry V. Holloway *** Click
69 Mon Nov 24 Wilmington DE Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
70 Tues Nov 25 Baltimore MD 116 Thomas D'Alesandro Gen. Henry C. Evans *** Click
71 Wed Nov 26 Baltimore MD Same Thomas D'Alesandro Gen. Henry C. Evans *** Click
72 Thurs Nov 27 Washington DC 37 John R. Young John A. Reilly Thanksgiving Click
73 Fri Nov 28 Washington DC Same John R. Young John A. Reilly *** Click
74 Sat Nov 29 Charlottesville VA 112 R. S. Adams Capt. E. M. Williams *** Click
75 Sun Nov 30 Lynchburg VA 60 C. Burton L. E. Moffitt *** Click
December 1947
25 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 December 1947
25 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
76 Mon Dec 1 Roanoke VA 53 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
77 Tues Dec 2 Roanoke VA Same Richard Edwards Judge Richard Pence *** Click
78 Wed Dec 3 Winston-Salem NC 122 George D. Lentz Josh Frazier *** Click
79 Thurs Dec 4 Charlotte NC 84 H. M. Baxter Joseph Grier *** Click
80 Fri Dec 5 Greensboro NC 94 Fielding L. Fry Morris Hadaway *** Click
81 Sat Dec 6 Raleigh NC 81 P.D. Snipes Frank Daniels *** Click
82 Sun Dec 7 Norfolk VA 178 R. D. Cooke Frank E. Turin *** Click
83 Mon Dec 8 Norfolk VA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
84 Tues Dec 9 Richmond VA 108 H. H. Edwards Thomas C. Boushall *** Click
85 Wed Dec 10 Wilmington NC 249 W. Ronald Lane Louis Moore *** Click
86 Thurs Dec 11 Columbia SC 192 Frank Owen Henry W. Fair *** Click
87 Fri Dec 12 Spartanburg SC 94 Leon Moore Dr. E. M. Gwathmey *** Click
88 Sat Dec 13 Greenville SC 32 J. Kenneth Cass Dr. Charles Nabers *** Click
89 Sun Dec 14 Augusta GA 132 W. D. Page Owen R. Cheathan *** Click
90 Mon Dec 15 Charleston SC 223 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
91 Tues Dec 16 Charleston SC Same E. E. Wehman, Jr. E. Edward Wehman *** Click
92 Wed Dec 17 Savannah GA 111 John Kennedy D. C. Ball *** Click
93 Thurs Dec 18 Brunswick GA 120 J. H. Hopkins Lewis C. Purdey *** Click
94 Fri Dec 19 Jacksonville FL 102 C. Frank Whitehead Al Cahill *** Click
95 Sat Dec 20 Miami FL 366 Perrine Palmer, Jr. Paul Scott *** Click
96 Sun Dec 21 Tampa FL 277 Curtis Hixon Dr. E. J. Pendergrass *** Click
97 Mon Dec 22 Tallahassee FL 339 George V. Martin T. T. Turnbull *** Click
98 Tues Dec 23 Pensacola FL 204 Oliver J. Seemes, Jr. W. A. Leonard, Jr. *** Click
99 Wed Dec 24 Mobile AL 104 ### ### No Exhibition Click
100 Thur Dec 25 Mobile AL Same ### ### No Exhibition Click
101 Fri Dec 26 Mobile AL Same Robin Herndon D. S. M. Unger *** Click
102 Sat Dec 27 Montgomery AL 178 John L. Goodwyn Dr. Hubert Searcy *** Click
103 Sun Dec 28 Tuscaloosa AL 107 Luther Davis F. C. Hocutt *** Click
104* Mon Dec 29 Birmingham AL 55 Cooper Green F.S. Falkenburg *** Click
104* Mon Dec 29 Columbus GA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
105 Tues Dec 30 Columbus GA 151 Walter Richards F. S. Falkenburg *** Click
106 Wed Dec 31 Macon GA 100 Charles L. Bowden E. R. Smith *** Click
January 1948
24 Cities
 1948--Freedom Train Route--1948
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 January 1948
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
107 Thurs Jan 1 Atlanta GA 103 W. B. Hartsfield Chaff Lagomarsino, Jr. *** Click
108 Fri Jan 2 Atlanta GA Same W. B. Hartsfield Chaff Lagomarsino, Jr. *** Click
109 Sat Jan 3 Chattanooga TN 137 Hugh Wilson Dr. John b. Steele *** Click
110 Sun Jan 4 Nashville TN 152 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
111 Mon Jan 5 Nashville TN Same Thomas L. Cummings Russell W. Brothers *** Click
112 Tues Jan 6 Jackson TN 153 George A. Smith Hamp W. Meeks *** Click
113 Wed Jan 7 New Orleans LA 489 Robert S. Maestri Robert L. Simpson. *** Click
114 Thurs Jan 8 New Orleans LA Same Robert S. Maestri Robert > Simpson *** Click
115 Fri Jan 9 Hattiesburg MS 117 George M. Colhoun Edward J. Currie *** Click
116 Sat Jan 10 Meridian MS 85 Frank L. Jacobs Billy Neville *** Click
117 Sun Jan 11 Jackson MS 96 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
118 Mon Jan 12 Jackson MS Same Leland Speed Justice J. P. Alexander *** Click
119 Tues Jan 13 Vicksburg MS 44 E. W. Haining Frank Everett, Jr. *** Click
120 Wed Jan 14 Monroe LA 76 H. H. Benoit George Kellogg *** Click
121 Thurs Jan 15 Alexandria LA 98 J. A. Blackman Joseph D. Smith *** Click
122 Fri Jan 16 Baton Rouge LA 167 Powers Hiffinbotham Frank G. Rieger *** Click
123 Sat Jan 17 Shreveport LA 233 Clyde E. Fant Louis E. Throgmorton *** Click
124 Sun Jan 18 Texarkana AR 73 B. R. McCarley W. R. Hughes *** Click
125 Mon Jan 19 Little Rock AR 145 Sam M. Wassell Charles H. Small *** Click
126 Tues Jan 20 Little Rock AR Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
127 Wed Jan 21 Pine Bluff AR 43 George H. Steed T. R. Green *** Click
128 Thurs Jan 22 Fort Smith AR 207 Jack Pace James H. Clendenning *** Click
129 Fri Jan 23 Muskogee OK 99 J. Ollie E. A. Edmondson, Jr. *** Click
130 Sat Jan 24 Tulsa OK 51 Lee Price Robert L. Wheeler *** Click
131 Sun Jan 25 Oklahoma City OK 117 Allen Street J. P. Battenberg *** Click
132 Mon Jan 26 Oklahoma City OK Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
133 Tues Jan 27 Enid OK 86 Frank Carter Mrs. Frank H. Marshall *** Click
134 Wed Jan 28 Ada OK 185 Frank Spencer Frank Spencer *** Click
135 Thurs Jan 29 Denison TX 88 W. E. Marsico George C. Stratton *** Click
136 Fri Jan 30 Dallas TX 83 J. R. Temple Robert L. Thornton *** Click
137-TR Sat Jan 31 Dallas TX Same J. R. Temple Robert L. Thornton *** Click
137-TMS Sat Jan 31 Ft Worth TX 32 F. E. Dean Dr. W. J Danforth *** Click
February 1948
23 Cities
 1948--Freedom Train Route--1948
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 February 1948
23 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
138-TR Sun Feb 1 Fort Worth TX Same F. E. Dean Dr. W. J. Danforth *** Click
138-TMS Sun Feb 1 Waco TX 88 O. W. DeHay John H. Nix *** Click
139-TR Mon Feb 2 Waco TX Same O. W. DeHay John H. Nix *** Click
139-TMS Mon Feb 2 Waco TX Same ### ### Train Service Day Click
140 Tues Feb 3 Tyler TX 130 G. H. Lasater Roger Harris *** Click
141 Wed Feb 4 Beaumont TX 201 James Parker F. F. Braden *** Click
142 Thurs Feb 5 Houston TX 84 Oscar Holcombe Oscar Holcombe *** Click
143 Fri Feb 6 Houston TX Same Oscar Holcombe Oscar Holcombe *** Click
144 Sat Feb 7 Galveston TX 50 H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. *** Click
145 Sun Feb 8 Harlingen TX 397 R. J. Kroeger E. C. Bennet *** Click
146 Mon Feb 9 Harlingen TX Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
147 Tues Feb 10 Corpus Christi TX 132 Wesley E. Seale Bruce Reagan *** Click
148 Wed Feb 11 Austin TX 229 Tom Miller E. N. Jackson *** Click
149 Thurs Feb 12 San Antonio TX 79 Alfred Callaghan Col. W. B. Tuttle *** Click
150 Fri Feb 13 Del Rio TX 170 Frank Walton Josephine Jones *** Click
151 Sat Feb 14 El Paso TX 448 Dan R. Ponder Norman J. Burke *** Click
152 Sun Feb 15 Santa Fe NM 339 Manuel Lujan Larry Bynon *** Click
153 Mon Feb 16 Albuquerque NM 86 A. E. Buck Dr. Vincent Spensley *** Click
154 Tues Feb 17 Albuquerque NM Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
155 Wed Feb 18 Douglas AZ 469 Everett J. Jones Charles Otis *** Click
156 Thurs Feb 19 Tucson AZ 123 E. T. Houston Raymond H. Wilcox *** Click
157 Fri Feb 20 Phoenix AZ 121 Ray Busey J. Edwin Miller *** Click
158 Sat Feb 21 Yuma AZ 174 W. S. Ingalls Mrs. Monica Baker *** Click
159 Sun Feb 22 San Diego CA 332 Harley E. Knox George W. Fisher *** Click
160 Mon Feb 23 Los Angeles CA 128 Fletcher Brown David O. Selznick *** Click
161 Tues Feb 24 Los Angeles CA Same Fletcher Brown David O. Selznick *** Click
162 Wed Feb 25 Los Angeles CA Same Fletcher Brown David O. Selznick *** Click
163 Thurs Feb 26 Los Angeles CA Same Fletcher Brown David O. Selznick *** Click
164 Fri Feb 27 Pasadena CA 14 C. G. Hamill Brown S. McPherson *** Click
165 Sat Feb 28 Long Beach CA 26.4 Carl B. Wirsching Fred Hair *** Click
166 Sun Feb 29 San Bernardino CA 82 James E. Cunningham T. E. Jones *** Click
March 1948
19 Cities
 1948--Freedom Train Route--1948
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 March 1948
19 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
167 Mon March 1 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
168 Tues March 2 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
169 Wed March 3 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
170 Thurs March 4 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
171 Fri March 5 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
172 Sat March 6 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
173 Sun March 7 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
174 Mon March 8 San Bernardino CA Same ### ### Layover for Repairs Click
175 Tues March 9 Riverside CA 10 Walter C. Davidson Thomas Gore *** Click
176 Wed March 10 Bakersfield CA 233 Jake Vanderlei Dick Leask *** Click
177 Thurs March 11 Fresno CA 110 Glen M. DeVore Charles E. Marsella *** Click
178 Fri March 12 Modesto CA 92.4 Carl W. Shannon Frank C. Damrell *** Click
179 Sat March 13 Stockton CA 29.6 Jerry Keithley Charles E. Rohn, Jr. *** Click
180 Sun March 14 San Francisco CA 104.3 Elmer E. Robinson Angelo J. Rossi *** Click
181 Mon March 15 San Francisco CA Same Elmer E. Robinson Angelo J. Rossi *** Click
182-TR Tues March 16 San Francisco CA Same Elmer E. Robinson Angelo J. Rossi *** Click
182-TMS Tues March 16 San Francisco CA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
183 Wed March 17 Palo Alto CA 30 B. Blois Walter S. Casper *** Click
184 Thurs March 18 San Jose CA 17 C. M. Albert Ruffe William Wheeler *** Click
185 Fri March 19 Oakland CA 43.9 Joseph E. Smith Monroe Friedman *** Click
186 Sat March 20 Sacramento CA 88.4 Belle Cooledge Dudley Fortin *** Click
187 Sun March 21 Reno NV 151.6 Francis R. Smith William C. Chadwell *** Click
188 Mon March 22 Reno NV Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
189 Tues March 23 Elko NV 307.2 David Datta Al Manhan *** Click
190 Wed March 24 Salt Lake City UT 263 Earl J. Glade H. Arnold Rich *** Click
191 Thurs March 25 Provo UT 44 George E. Collard A. Sherman Christenson *** Click
192 Fri March 26 Ogden UT 81 Harmon Perry Charles C. Woodcock *** Click
193 Sat March 27 Pocatello ID 143 George R. Phillips Paul W. Scott *** Click
194 Sun March 28 Pocatello ID Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
195 Mon March 29 Boise ID 235 Potter Howard Earl C. Reynolds *** Click
196 Tues March 30 Walla Walla WA 322 R. V. Borleske Reuben Denning *** Click
197 Wed March 31 Yakima WA 131 N. K. Buck J. Hugh King *** Click
April 1948
24 Cities
 1948--Freedom Train Route--1948
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 April 1948
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
198 Thurs April 1 Portland OR 321 Earl Riley Adm. Thomas Gatch *** Click
199 Fri April 2 Portland OR Same Earl Riley Adm. Thomas Gatch *** Click
200 Sat April 3 Eugene OR 124 Earl McNutt Fred Brenne *** Click
201 Sun April 4 Corvallis OR 56 George W. Peavy Clarence R. White *** Click
202 Mon April 5 Salem OR 39 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
203 Tues April 6 Salem OR Same R. Elfstrom David Hess *** Click
204 Wed April 7 Olympia OR 172 E. Mallory C. Leslie Culp *** Click
205 Thurs April 8 Tacoma WA 33 C. V. Fawcett Emmet T. Anderson *** Click
206 Fri April 9 Seattle WA 40 William F. Devin Wayne Dick *** Click
207 Sat April 10 Seattle WA Same William F. Devin Wayne Dick *** Click
208 Sun April 11 Seattle WA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
209 Mon April 12 Wenatchee WA 156 A. Pohlman Clarence G. Johnson *** Click
210 Tues April 13 Spokane WA 174 A. Meehan George F. Bloomquist *** Click
211 Wed April 14 Coeur d'Alene ID 32 J. B. Adams Jack Riplinger *** Click
212 Thurs April 15 Missoula MT 251 Juliet N. Gregory Les Davies *** Click
213 Fri April 16 Butte MT 120 Barry O'Leary Arnold White *** Click
214 Sat April 17 Helena MT 103 J. R. Wine, Jr. Lester Loble *** Click
215 Sun April 18 Great Falls MT 98 Shalmer C. Johnson Karl Tomaschoff *** Click
216 Mon April 19 Billings MT 235 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
217 Tues April 20 Billings MT Same H. E. Biddinger Mearl L. Fagg *** Click
218 Wed April 21 Sheridan WY 142 D. A. Ruff C. R. Huffaker *** Click
219 Thurs April 22 Rapid City SD 407 Fred Dusek Eugene Meeker *** Click
220 Fri April 23 Pierre SD 168 John B. Griffin Guy L. Erickson *** Click
221 Sat April 24 Aberdeen SD 187 J. E. Gorder J. E. Gorder *** Click
222 Sun April 25 Mandan ND 227 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
223 Mon April 26 Bismark ND Same A. Lenhart Spencer Boise *** Click
224 Tues April 27 Minot ND 189 V. R. Tomkins T. J. McGrath *** Click
225 Wed April 28 Jamestown ND 161 John F. Olson George Flowers *** Click
226 Thurs April 29 Fargo ND 92 Charles Dawson Warner Litten *** Click
227 Fri April 30 Grand Forks ND 123 Harold A. Bowe Leonard Egstrom *** Click
May 1948
24 Cities
 1948--Freedom Train Route--1948
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 May 1948
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
228 Sat May 1 Duluth MN 295 *** Henry Halenbach *** Click
229 Sun May 2 Superior WI 4 *** Harris Erlanson *** Click
230 Mon May 3 St Paul MN 156 *** Dr. Charles I. Turck *** Click
231 Tues May 4 St Paul MN Same *** Dr. Charles I. Turck *** Click
232 Wed May 5 Minneapolis MN Same *** Carl R. Myers *** Click
233 Thurs May 6 Minneapolis MN Same *** Carl R. Myers *** Click
234 Fri May 7 Brainerd MN 139 *** Frank Osborn *** Click
235 Sat May 8 St Cloud MN 63 *** Donald S. Donahue *** Click
236 Sun May 9 Wilmar MN 58 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
237 Mon May 10 Wilmar MN Same Martin Leaf Dr. B. J. Brenton *** Click
238 Tues May 11 Watertown SD 123 *** Harry Gordon *** Click
239 Wed May 12 Sioux Falls SD 103 *** Dr. George L. Clifton *** Click
240 Thurs May 13 Sioux City IA 115 *** Burton L. Ford *** Click
241 Fri May 14 Omaha NB 100 *** *** *** Click
242 Sat May 15 Omaha NB Same *** *** *** Click
243 Sun May 16 Lincoln NB 55 *** George Unthank *** Click
244 Mon May 17 Grand Island NB 96 *** Norma Prucha *** Click
245-TR Tues May 18 Grand Island NB Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
245-TMS Tues May 18 Alliance NB 270 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
246 Wed May 19 Alliance NB Same *** Willard Lynch *** Click
247 Thurs May 20 Casper WY 241 *** E. J. Treglown *** Click
248 Fri May 21 Cheyenne WY 220 *** R. J. Hoffman *** Click
249 Sat May 22 Denver CO 106 *** Roger D. Knight Jr. *** Click
250 Sun May 23 Denver CO Same *** Roger D. Knight Jr. *** Click
251 Mon May 24 Colorado Springs CO 75 *** R. B. Frost *** Click
252 Tues May 25 Pueblo CO 45 *** Jack Lacy *** Click
253 Wed May 26 Tinidad CO 94 *** Judge John L. East *** Click
254 Thurs May 27 Amarillo TX 253 *** C. T. Davis *** Click
255 Fri May 28 Hutchinson KS 377 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
256 Sat May 29 Hutchinson KS Same *** Mr. Frank Henney *** Click
257 Sun May 30 Wichita KS 60 Dr. L. A. Donnell J. O. Davidson *** Click
258 Mon May 31 Emporia KS 90 C.V. Morris Fred L. Nevins *** Click
June 1948
24 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 June 1948
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
259 Tues June 1 Topeka KS 61 Frank J. Warren George D. Wells *** Click
260 Wed June 2 Lawrence KS 26 James H. Parsons Mrs. F. T. Stockton *** Click
261 Thus June 3 Parson KS 175 *** Judge L. E. Goodrich *** Click
262 Fri June 4 Joplin MO 54 *** A.B. Christman *** Click
263 Sat June 5 Springfield MO 93 *** James W. Shannon *** Click
264 Sun June 6 Kansas City MO 195 *** Prewitt B. Turner *** Click
265 Mon June 7 Kansas City MO Same *** Prewitt B. Turner *** Click
266 Tues June 8 Kansas City MO Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
267 Wed June 9 St. Joseph MO 64 *** Mark Robertson *** Click
268 Thur June 10 Sedalia MO 164 *** James P. Denny *** Click
269 Fri June 11 Jefferson City MO 64 *** Arnold Gould *** Click
270 Sat June 12 St. Louis MO 122 *** Walter E. Burtelow *** Click
271 Sun June 13 St. Louis MO Same *** Walter E. Burtelow *** Click
272 Mon June 14 St. Louis MO Same *** Walter E. Burtelow *** Click
273 Tues June 15 Hannibal MO 120 *** William E. Hanson *** Click
274 Wed June 16 Quincy IL 20 *** Chester A. Morse *** Click
275 Thur June 17 Burlington IA 81 *** J. C. Pryor *** Click
276 Fri June 18 Iowa City IA 78 *** W. J. Petersen *** Click
277 Sat June 19 Cedar Rapids IA 52 *** Byron S. Hollinshead *** Click
278 Sun June 20 Des Moines IA 173 *** Richard Rollins *** Click
279 Mon June 21 Davenport IA 175 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
280 Tues June 22 Davenport IA Same *** J. C. Bransby *** Click
281 Wed June 23 Rockford IL 115 *** C. H. Starr *** Click
282 Thur June 24 Madison WS 74 *** Wiliam Sachtjen *** Click
283 Fri June 25 LaCrosse WS 186 Charles Beranek Charles Beranek *** Click
284 Sat June 26 Eau Claire WS 133 *** Merrill Ward *** Click
285 Sun June 27 Wausau WS 133 *** Mr. Geisel *** Click
286 Mon June 28 Green Bay WS 93 ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
287 Tues June 29 Green Bay WS Same *** H. T. I. Sahnnon *** Click
288 Wed June 30 Oshkosh WS 48 *** Col Leslie Ross *** Click
July 1948
22 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 July 1948
22 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
289 Thur July 1 Milwaukee WS 80 *** Harold Seaman *** Click
290 Fri July 2 Milwaukee WS Same *** Harold Seaman *** Click
291 Sat July 3 Racine WS 23 *** Robert Hamilton *** Click
292 Sun July 4 Kenosha WS 10 *** A. E. Axtell *** Click
293 Mon July 5 Chicago IL 52 *** John Balaban *** Click
294 Tues July 6 Chicago IL Same *** John Balaban *** Click
295 Wed July 7 Chicago IL Same *** John Balaban *** Click
296 Thurs July 8 Chicago IL Same *** John Balaban *** Click
297 Fri July 9 Chicago IL Same *** John Balaban *** Click
298 Sat July 10 Gary IN 25 Eugene Swartz Eugene Swartz *** Click
299 Sun July 11 Joliet IL 62 *** George Comerford *** Click
300 Mon July 12 Joliet IL Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
301 Tues July 13 Peoria IL 121 *** Lester O. Schriver *** Click
302 Wed July 14 Bloomington IL 41 *** Wayne Townley *** Click
303 Thurs July 15 Kankakee IL 85 *** Walter Ricks *** Click
304 Fri July 16 Champaign IL 72 *** Frank Schooley *** Click
305 Sat July 17 Decatur IL 86 *** Dr. J. Walter Malone *** Click
306 Sun July 18 Springfield IL 56 *** John W. Hobbs *** Click
307 Mon July 19 Springfield IL Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
308 Tues July 20 Belleville IL 114 *** H. W. Weidman *** Click
309 Wed July 21 Cario IL 135 *** Robert Swoboda *** Click
310 Thurs July 22 Paducah KY 86 *** Paul Abell *** Click
311 Fri July 23 Evansville IN 144 *** George Black *** Click
312 Sat July 24 Vincennes IN 53 *** J. Ross Flummerfelt *** Click
313 Sun July 25 Terre Haute IN 57 *** Anton Hulman *** Click
314 Mon July 26 Terre Haute IN Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
315 Tues July 27 Danville IL 54 *** Dan J. Sheehan *** Click
316 Wed July 28 Logansport IN 83 *** Frank Beck *** Click
317 Thurs July 29 Indianapolis IN 85 *** R. C. Clark *** Click
318 Fri July 30 Indianapolis IN Same *** R. C. Clark *** Click
319 Sat July 31 Louisville KY 111 *** Rogers C. B. Morton *** Click
August 1948
24 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 August 1948
24 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
320 Sun Aug 1 Louisville KY Same *** Rogers C. B. Morton *** Click
321 Mon Aug 2 Bowling Green KY 114 *** David Francis *** Click
322 Tues Aug 3 Frankfort KY 183 *** Charles W. Fink *** Click
323 Wed Aug 4 Lexington KY 29 *** E. S. Dabney *** Click
324 Thurs Aug 5 Ashland KY 124 *** Donald H. Putnam *** Click
325 Fri Aug 6 Portsmouth OH 47 *** Paul Flohr *** Click
326 Sat Aug 7 Cincinnati OH 112 *** J. B. Moorman *** Click
327 Sun Aug 8 Cincinnati OH Same *** J. B. Moorman *** Click
328 Mon Aug 9 Cincinnati OH Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
329 Tues Aug 10 Muncie IN 103 *** Herbert Pazol *** Click
330 Wed Aug 11 Ft. Wayne IN 133.6 *** Edwin R. Thomas *** Click
331 Thurs Aug 12 South Bend IN 88 *** Eugene L. O'Brien *** Click
332 Fri Aug 13 Kalamazoo MI 64 *** Dr. Willis F. Dunbar *** Click
333 Sat Aug 14 Grand Rapids MI 49 *** Frank Whitwam *** Click
334 Sun Aug 15 Muskegon MI 40.7 *** Noel P. Fox *** Click
335 Mon Aug 16 Muskegon MI Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
336 Tues Aug 17 Lansing MI 105.7 *** C. W. Otto *** Click
337 Wed Aug 18 Battle Creek MI 47 *** Ezra W. Clark *** Click
338 Thurs Aug 19 Ann Arbor MI 83 *** Ralph C. Keyes *** Click
339 Fri Aug 20 Detroit MI 36 *** Frank N. Isbey *** Click
340 Sat Aug 21 Detroit MI Same *** Frank N. Isbey *** Click
341 Sun Aug 22 Detroit MI Same *** Frank N. Isbey *** Click
342 Mon Aug 23 Detroit MI Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
343 Tues Aug 24 Jackson MI 74 *** Donald M. Mackie *** Click
344 Wed Aug 25 Flint MI 128 *** Leonard A. McKinnon *** Click
345 Thurs Aug 26 Saginaw MI 56 *** Max P. Heavenrich, Jr. *** Click
346 Fri Aug 27 Port Huron MI 90 *** Wiliam D. Thompson *** Click
347 Sat Aug 28 Pontiac MI 72 *** H. L. Blackwood *** Click
348 Sun Aug 29 Dearborn MI 35.4 *** Alex Pilch *** Click
349 Mon Aug 30 Monroe MI 43.1 *** Lloyd Clime *** Click
350 Tues Aug 31 Toledo OH 23.6 *** Michael Yemin *** Click
September 1948
23 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 September 1948
23 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
351 Wed Sept 1 Sandusky OH 47 *** Carl Mackey *** Click
352 Thurs Sept 2 Cleveland OH 60 *** Charles A. Otis *** Click
353 Fri Sept 3 Cleveland OH Same *** Charles A. Otis *** Click
354 Sat Sept 4 Akron OH 38 *** Frank Thomas *** Click
355 Sun Sept 5 Columbus OH 132 *** Ralph Lazarus *** Click
356 Mon Sept 6 Columbus OH Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
357 Tues Sept 7 Dayton OH 70 *** Mason Roberts *** Click
358 Wed Sept 8 Springfield OH 35 *** Joseph C. Shouvlin *** Click
359 Thurs Sept 9 Lima OH 106 *** Lew Mannon *** Click
360 Fri Sept 10 Canton OH 159 *** George E. Harvey *** Click
361 Sat Sept 11 Youngstown OH 56 *** Dan Hearn *** Click
362 Sun Sept 12 Steubenville OH 108 *** Samuel Freifield *** Click
363 Mon Sept 13 Steubenville OH Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
364 Tues Sept 14 Wheeling WV 27 *** Carl Schmidt *** Click
365 Wed Sept 15 Pittsburgh PA 66 *** A. L. Wolk *** Click
366 Thurs Sept 16 Pittsburgh PA Same *** A. L. Wolk *** Click
367 Fri Sept 17 Pittsburgh PA Same *** A. L. Wolk *** Click
368 Sat Sept 18 Erie PA 160 Sherman Hickey Sherman Hickey *** Click
369 Sun Sept 19 Oil City PA 81 *** Leo M. Brewster *** Click
370 Mon Sept 20 Oil City PA Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
371 Tues Sept 21 Johnstown PA 171 *** Orland A. Kipp *** Click
372 Wed Sept 22 Cumberland MD 94 *** John M. Robb *** Click
373 Thurs Sept 23 Parkersburg WV 205 *** Art Oliver *** Click
374 Fri Sept 24 Clarksburg WV 81 *** Ernest C. Swiger *** Click
375 Sat Sept 25 Charleston WV 211 *** S. Grover Smith *** Click
376 Sun Sept 26 Huntington WV 50 *** E.S. Reeser *** Click
376 Mon Sept 27 Huntington WV Same ### ### Train Servicing Day Click
377 Tues Sept 28 Bluefield WV 190.3 *** Dr. E. C. Wade *** Click
378 Wed Sept 29 Bristol TN 173 *** Charles Lowry *** Click
379 Thurs Sept 30 Johnson City TN 25 *** William L. Dennis *** Click
October 1948
22 Cities
 1947--Freedom Train Route--1947
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"		 October 1948
22 Cities
# DAY DATE CITY STATE MILES MAYOR CHAIRMAN SPECIAL VIEW
380 Fri Oct 1 Kingsport TN 26.4 *** Phillip Farnham *** Click
381 Sat Oct 2 Knoxville TN 132.4 *** John O. Conner *** Click
382 Sun Oct 3 Oak Ridge TN 26