Western North Carolina Railroad Company
Incorporated in North Carolina in 1855 to build a railroad to connect the North Carolina Railroad with the Mississippi Valley; main line opened in 1881 from Salisbury to Paint Rock, N.C. (185 miles); part of Richmond and Danville system (1880-1894); controlled by Southern Railway Company after 1894.
From the description of Papers, 1855-1895. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28414163
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| associatedWith | Andrews, Alexander Boyd, 1841-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Avery, Alphonso Calhoun, 1835-1913. | person |
| associatedWith | Clayton family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Colton, Henry E. | person |
| associatedWith | Fisher family. | family |
| associatedWith | Kemper, Fannie V. | person |
| associatedWith | Lee, George E., | person |
| associatedWith | Lindsey & Brown. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mallett, C. B. (Charles Beatty), 1816-1872. | person |
| associatedWith | Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Robertson, W. T., fl. 1880-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Southern Railway (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tate, Samuel McDowell, 1830-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Tate, Samuel McDowell Col., 1830- | person |
| associatedWith | Tate, William C. | person |
| associatedWith | Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Paint Rock (N.C.) | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Salisbury (N.C.) |
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| Railroads |
| Railroads |
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