Francis Marion Smith
Francis Marion Smith (February 2, 1846 – August 27, 1931) (once known nationally and internationally as "Borax Smith" and "The Borax King" ) was an American miner, business magnate and civic builder in the Mojave Desert, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Oakland, California.Frank Smith created the extensive interurban public transit Key System in Oakland, the East Bay, and San Francisco.
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![Francis Marion Smith](/photos/francis-marion-smith.jpg)
Birth date | February 02, 1846 |
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Date of death | August 27, 1931 |
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External resources
- http://books.google.com/?id=8WI4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA24
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3258&PIgrid=3258&PIcrid=8191&pt=%3Cb%3EFrancis%3C/b%3E+Marion+'Borax'+Smith&ShowCemPhotos=Y&
- http://www.letsgoseeit.com/index/county/inyo/death_valley/loc03/museum.htm
- http://www.mininghalloffame.org/inductee.asp?i=23&b=inductees%2Easp&t=n&p=S&s=
- http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/harmony.htm
- http://www.shelter-island.org/smith/index.html