Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1848 to build a railroad from Gordonsville to Alexandria, Va.; consolidated in 1867 with Manassas Gap Railroad Company to form Orange, Alexandria, and Manassas Gap Railroad Company.

From the description of Records, 1855-1867. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28409349

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Brock Collection: Virginia railroads collection, 1828-1894. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Ewell, M. Louise,. Electoral ticket, map, and telegram, 1848, 1864, and [n.d.]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Bernard, Reuben F., fl. 1865. Civil War muster rolls, 1864-1865. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Slaughter, Philip, 1808-1890. Correspondence of Llewellyn Hoxton and Llewellyn Griffin Hoxton [manuscript] 1865, 1915. University of Virginia. 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
creatorOf Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company. [Virginia railroad and transportation pamphlets]. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Bush & Lobdell. Letters addressed to Bonny & Bush, later Bush & Lobdell of Wilmington, Delaware [manuscript] 1834-1865. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company. Records, 1855-1867. Virginia Tech
referencedIn Morton-Halsey Papers, ca. 1786-1938 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Grimes, James F., fl. 1864. James F. Grimes letter to Sarah Jones [manuscript], 1864 April 29. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867. Papers, 1836-1858. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Alexandria (Va.) Common Council. Records [manuscript], 1785-1877. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Virginia. Board of Public Works. Manassas Gap Railroad Company records 1850-1870. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Peticolas, A. B. (Alfred Brown), 1838-1915. Drawing book : of A.B. Peticolas, 1857-1859. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Locher, Charles Hess, 1821-1889. Ledger for the James River Cement Works [manuscript], 1854-1879. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Transportation in Virginia [manuscript], 1937 ca. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Shaw, Thomas J., b. 1810. Papers, 1818-1874. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Virginia. Board of Public Works. Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company records, 1836-1885. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855,. Argosy collection [manuscript], 1795-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers about Virginia [microform], 1762-1951. University of Virginia. Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Place Name Admin Code Country
Virginia
Gordonsville (Va.)
Alexandria (Va.)
Subject
Railroads
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Active 1855

Active 1867

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