Robert A. Helm collection, 1946-1986.

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Robert A. Helm collection, 1946-1986.

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Consists of papers documenting railroad and coal operations, primarily those of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway, in Southwest Virginia in the mid to late 20th century. The papers were collected by Robert A. Helm over a number of years while researching his book The Clinchfield Railroad in the Coal Fields. Most of the company records were originally maintained at Clinchfield offices at Dante and St. Paul, Va. The collection includes company correspondence, reports, blueprints, maps, photocopies of aerial photographs, and industrial data.

2.5 linear feet.

East Tennessee State University, TET

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SNAC Resource ID: 7008685

East Tennessee State University, TET

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Helm, Robert A.

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Robert A. Helm lives in Jonesborough, Tenn., and is a doctor in Greeneville, Tenn. He has had an interest in and done research on the historical development of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway for a number of years. This research culminated in the 2004 publication of his book The Clinchfield Railroad in the Coal Fields. The Clinchfield railroad connected the coal fields of southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky to reach the Atlantic ports of the North and Sout...

Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway Company.

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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...

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company

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The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company was a railroad that served the southeastern part of the United States. From the description of Employee Pass, 1899 March 4. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49251564 Chartered in 1850 and also known as the L & N Railroad and Old Reliable. It was a small regional railroad until after the Civil War when it underwent expansion into a major Midwestern and Southern area railroad stretching from Louisville, to ...