Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company

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Chartered in Virginia in 1851; ran from Norfolk to Petersburg, Va. (81 miles); consolidated in 1870 with South Side Rail Road Company, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, and Virginia and Kentucky Railroad Company to form Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad Company.

From the description of Records, 1853-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420972

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associatedWith Bush & Lobdell. corporateBody
associatedWith Hagley Museum and Library. Regional Economic History Research Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Joseph P. Webb. person
associatedWith Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889. person
associatedWith Mahone, William, 1826-1895. person
associatedWith Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Virginia. Board of Public Works. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia
Petersburg (Va.)
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Railroad engineers
Railroads
Railroads
Slaves
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Active 1856

Active 1876

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