ALS : 1855 Feb. 15.

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ALS : 1855 Feb. 15.

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The letter from Mifflin discusses possible routes for the New Castle & Octorara Railroad across Delaware, its potential intersection with the Delaware Railroad, and estimated costs.

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Mifflin, Samuel W. (Samuel Wright), 1805-1885

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Samuel Wright Mifflin was a prominent civil engineer. In 1855 he was engaged as chief engineer to lay out a railroad running from Columbia, Pa., to New Castle, Del. The project was incorporated as the Columbia & Octorara Railroad Company in Pennsylvania on April 18, 1853, and in Delaware as the New Castle & Octorara Railroad Company on February 2, 1855. The project was intended to provide an alternate outlet for the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Columbia and may have been encouraged by t...

New Castle and Octorara Railroad Company.

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Delaware Railroad Company

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