Norman Kittson
Norman Wolfred Kittson (6 March 1814 – 10 May 1888) was one of early Minnesota's most prominent citizens. He was best known as first a fur trader, then a steamboat-line operator and finally a railway entrepreneur and owner of thoroughbred racehorses. He was part of the original syndicate that went on to create the Canadian Pacific Railway. Kittson County, Minnesota is named for him, as is Kittson Street in Winnipeg.
Read more about Norman Kittson: Early Years, Fur Trading, St. Paul, Minnesota, Steamboat Operations, Railway Entrepreneur, Thoroughbred Racing, Family, Papers
Famous quotes containing the word norman:
“Oh, why can’t we break away from all this, just you and I, and lodge with my fleas in the hills?... I mean flee to my lodge in the hills.”
—Arthur Sheekman, screenwriter, and Norman McLeod. Monkey Business (film)