Piedmont Railroad Company
Variant namesIncorporated in North Carolina in 1862 to connect the Richmond and Danville Railroad with North Carolina Railroad; financed by the Confederate government; line opened 1864 from Danville, Va., to Greensboro, N.C. (48 miles); operated by the U.S. government in 1865; part of Richmond and Danville system (1866-1894); acquired by Southern Railway Company in 1894.
From the description of Records, 1862-1895. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28409614
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Myers, Edmund T.D., 1830-. C. L. Worthington collection [manuscript], 1861-1864. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Traylor, Robert Lee, 1864-1907. Papers, 1752-1920. | Virginia Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Banfield, E. C. Opinion in the case of U. S. vs Richmond and Danville Rail Road [manuscript], 1874 January 7. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Piedmont Railroad Company. Records, 1862-1895. | Virginia Tech |
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| associatedWith | Banfield, E. C. | person |
| associatedWith | Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Southern Railway (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Traylor, Robert Lee, 1864-1907. | person |
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| Confederate States of America | |||
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| Danville (Va.) | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Greensboro (N.C.) | |||
| Virginia |
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| Railroads |
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