Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1848 as Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company; name changed to Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company in 1849; ran from Lynchburg, Va., to Bristol, Tenn. (204 miles); consolidated with Southside, Norfolk and Petersburg, and Virginia and Kentucky railroads in 1870 to form Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company.

From the description of Records, 1848-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28411836

Chartered 1849, opened 1857; consolidated into Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad 1870.

From the description of Return books of the Road Department, 1866-1867. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32960253

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Joseph P. Webb Papers, 11-27 October 1873 Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
creatorOf Virginia. Board of Public Works. Annual reports of railroad companies, 1856-1876. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. Papers of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, 1853-1859. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company records, 1836-1871. Library of Virginia
referencedIn McDaniel, John Robinson, 1807-1877. Autobiographical notes of John Robinson McDaniel, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Slaughter Family. Collection, 1854-1969, 1854-1899. Lynchburg Public Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. South Side Rail Road Company records, 1849-1869. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Hammet, James P. (James Preston), . 1832-1879. Accounts of James P. Preston, 1861-1865. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Blackford, W. W. (William Willis), 1831-1905. Correspondence of William Blackford and railroad map [manuscript], 1842-1958. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. Return books of the Road Department, 1866-1867. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Mountain Lake and Salt Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company records, 1860. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company Monthly Estimates Ledgers, 1850-1855 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Callaway and Willis. Duplicate letter book [manuscript], 1868-1870. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Terry, John F. Letter for Major Henry Clinton Wood [manuscript], 1865 January 22. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Terry, John F. Letter : Bristol, Tenn., for Major Henry Clinton Wood, 1865 January 22. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Walker, Meriwether Lewis. Papers, 1809-1887. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Wilson Creek and South Fork Turnpike Company records, 1850-1861. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889. Ledger for the James River Cement Works [manuscript], 1854-1879. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Hale, Francis G. Civil War diaries of Francis G. Hale [manuscript], 1861-1864, University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Buford, John Quincy Adams. Papers : of John Quincy Adams Buford, 1844-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn William Mahone Papers, 1853-1895 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Trezevant, W. H. W.H. Trezevant papers, 1875-1891. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Hagley Museum and Library. Regional Economic History Research Center. Map project data files, Transportation in the Middle Atlantic States, 1750-1860. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Brock Collection: Virginia railroads collection, 1828-1894. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Transportation in Virginia [manuscript], 1937 ca. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Yellow Springs Turnpike Company records, 1853-1854. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Saltville and Laurel Turnpike Company records, 1860. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Butler, Mr., fl. 1649.,. Correspondence of J. J. Jusserand and Oscar Wilder Underwood and a Civil War receipt [manuscript], 1861, 1912-1954. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company correspondence and records, 1870-1887. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. Records, 1848-1871. Virginia Tech
referencedIn Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. Records, 1880-1896. Virginia Tech
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associatedWith Blackford, W. W. (William Willis), 1831-1905. person
associatedWith Buford, John Quincy Adams. person
associatedWith Callaway and Willis. corporateBody
associatedWith Hagley Museum and Library. Regional Economic History Research Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Hale, Francis G. person
associatedWith Hammet, James P. (James Preston), . 1832-1879. person
associatedWith Johnson and Schaffter (Printers) corporateBody
associatedWith Joseph P. Webb. person
associatedWith Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889. person
associatedWith Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Mahone, William, 1826-1895 person
associatedWith McDaniel, John Robinson, 1807-1877. person
associatedWith Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Preston, John M. person
associatedWith Pulaski County (Va.) Circuit Court corporateBody
associatedWith Slaughter Family. family
associatedWith Terry, John F. person
associatedWith Trezevant, W. H. person
associatedWith Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. Salt Works Branch. corporateBody
associatedWith Virginia. Board of Public Works corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, Meriwether Lewis. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Lynchburg (Va.)
Virginia
Tennessee
Bristol (Tenn.)
Tennessee
Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia
Subject
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Salt industry and trade
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Active 1861

Active 1954

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