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Submitted: 7/8/09 • Approved: 11/6/09 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R68418-G0-S3
b. Oct. 3, 1869, Alabama, USA
d. March 25, 1935, Wickenburg, Az.
Note: Elizabeth Hudson Smith owned and operated the Vernetta Hotel in Wickenburg for over 30 years, from 1905 to 1935. As one of the first African American female entrepreneurs in the state, she served many passengers on the Santa Fe Railroad. Elizabeth Smith also opened an opera house in Wickenburg that showcased touring theatrical companies.
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http://www.sharlot.org/archives/rosegarden/show.pl?woman=ELIZABETH+HUDSON+SMITH
Contributed on 7/8/09 by sbodiroga
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