Leiper Railroad.
Biographical notes:
The Leiper Railroad, the second railway to be constructed in the United States, was actually a tramway built in 1809 by Thomas Leiper, financier of Philadelphia, to transport stone from his quaries in eastern Delaware County, PA. It operated until ca. 1830.
From the description of Collection, 1809-1972. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122579569
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- Pennsylvania (as recorded)
