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203 Alexander Majors

The Alexander Majors Room

Room 203

Alexander Majors was born on October 4, 1814, near Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, the eldest of the family of two boys and a girl. When Alexander was about five years of age, his father moved the family to Missouri, when the state was still a territory. When Alexander soon became a married man with daughters, he found it impossible to meet his growing necessities as a struggling Cass County farmer.

Alexander MajorsIn desperation he turned to the freighting trade. His six wagons and teams set the groundwork business that would later give Majors a world-wide reputation as a freighting genius. Majors ran his wagons in trains of 25 each, pulled by at least a dozen oxen. He usually rode alongside the train, communicating his instructions with pony-mounted messengers. One such runner got his start when his mother asked Majors to give her 12-year-old son a job. Majors hired him and later taught him to read and sign his name.

This was little Willy Cody who became a part of American folklore as “Buffalo Bill” Cody. He became a wagon master, and later one of the most famous of the Pony Express riders. Buffalo Bill had this to say about Alexander Majors: “Every man, from wagon boss and teamster down to rustler and messenger boy, seemed anxious to gain the good will of Alexander Majors and to hold it, and today he has fewer foes than anyone I know, in spite of his position as chief of what were certainly a wild and desperate lot of men.”

The growth and prosperity of Kansas City and much of the western United States can be attributed to Alexander Majors. He and his great freighting firm, Russell, Majors and Waddell, are responsible for establishing Kansas City’s commercial destiny along with the foundation and principles on which the west was built. Major’s freighting company started the Pony Express. The business originally intended to cross the west once a week, moving important mail on horseback. Its patrons were the government, newspapers, banks and businesses.

Civil War soon came along, and Edward Creighton and his associates completed the transcontinental telegraph in unexpectedly fast time. That put the Pony down for good. Majors did not compose his memoirs until the end of the 19th century. His life story was then heavily edited by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, a fabled dime novelist. Buffalo Bill paid to print the memoirs. Majors later complained that Colonel Ingraham had taken liberties with the story.

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    The Alexander Majors room features 1 Queen size bed, a single lavatory, & a single shower.
    All rooms have wired and wireless internet & individual heat/ac.

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    • 5 star review  We stayed here for two nights just this past weekend for a bike race that was taking place in town. Everything about our stay was fabulous, the hotel was very easy to find, and nicely situated v close (1 block) from Main Street. The staff were incredibly helpful, telling us about the history of the hotel, storing our bikes, baking cookies (and extra when we missed them one night), and just generally being superb. The room was a great size and the bathroom was modern and comfortable! I'd definitely stay there again (Sheridan is a really marvelous place) and i'm going to be recommending this hotel to everyone! Thanks folks!

      thumb Nicholas Lumby
    • 5 star review  This place was AMAZING! Lots of history here. Jodi was very helpful in showing us around and made some delicious cookies that evening! We will be back someday! Great experience and a must for history buffs!

      thumb George Allen
    • 5 star review  Awesome restoration and modernization. Staff is very friendly and the place is spotless with so many great little places to hang out and enjoy. Do yourself a favor and ditch the cookie cutter hotel chains and stay in this one of a kind historic masterpiece. Short walk to everything downtown.

      thumb Andrew Sexton
    • 4 star review  It is an historic place to visit. We wanted to have lunch there but the dining room was closed. Beautiful interior! Worth seeing.

      thumb Tia Faulk
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