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'''Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds''' was a successful steamboat operator from [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He gained the name "Diamond Jo" by marking his steamboats with a the name "Jo" surrounded by a diamond. Reynolds was also known as the "Steamboat King."<ref>New York Times article, August 26, 1888, http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C15F9395413738DDDAF0A94D0405B8884F0D3</ref>
In April 1875, he began building the [[Hot Springs Railroad]] between [[Malvern, Arkansas]] and [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]].
The railroad was sometimes called the "Diamond Jo Line" for its developer.<ref>"Shortline Railroads of Arkansas" by Clifton E. Hull, University of Oklahoma Press, 1969 http://www.oupress.com</ref><ref>Encyclopedia Dubuque, http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DIAMOND_JO_LINE</ref>
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In April 1875, he began building the [[Hot Springs Railroad]] between [[Malvern, Arkansas]] and [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]].
The railroad was sometimes called the "Diamond Jo Line" for its developer.<ref>"Shortline Railroads of Arkansas" by Clifton E. Hull, University of Oklahoma Press, 1969 http://www.oupress.com</ref><ref>Encyclopedia Dubuque, http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DIAMOND_JO_LINE</ref>
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