Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company correspondence and records, 1870-1887.

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Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company correspondence and records, 1870-1887.

Contains letters sent to the board, minutes of stockholders meetings, mortgage, and agreements.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6731562

Library of Virginia

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Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1870 to consolidate the Norfolk and Petersburg, South Side, Virginia and Tennessee, and Virginia and Kentucky railroads; ran from Norfolk, Va., to Bristol, Tenn. (408 miles); in 1881 sold and reorganized as Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1870-1882. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28421150 ...

South Side Rail Road Company

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Chartered 1846; completed railroad line between Petersburg and Lynchburg, Va.; absorbed Appomattox Railroad (Petersburg to City Point, Va.); merged into Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, 1870; later part of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. From the description of Records, 1860s-1880s. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188547 Incorporated in Virginia in 1846; ran from Petersburg to Lynchburg, Va. (123 miles); consolidated with Norfolk and Petersburg, ...

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; conso...

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 ...

Virginia. Board of Public Works

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An act of the General Assembly approved February 14, 1853 authorized formation of the Franklin and Monterey Road Company to construct a state road from Franklin in Pendleton County to Monterey in Highland County. The act was amended April 1, 1858 to approve one toll gate midway but exempting local traffic provided the two counties ensure maintenance. From the description of Franklin and Monterey Road Company records, 1853-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86147319 An act ...

Virginia and Kentucky Railroad Company

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Chartered in Virginia in 1853 to construct a railroad from Bristol to Cumberland Gap, Tenn.; construction never begun; acquired by Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company in 1870. From the description of Records, 1860-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28411650 ...

Norfolk and Western Railroad Company

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The Norfolk and Western Railroad originated with the 1838 chartering of the City Point Railroad, a line between Petersburg and City Point, Virginia. The line was purchased by the South Side Railroad in 1854, which, in turn, merged with the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad, forming the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad in 1870. The AM&O fell into bankruptcy and was purchased in 1881, the new owners incorporating under the name Norfolk and Wes...