Norfolk and Western Railroad Company records, 1880-1903.

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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company records, 1880-1903.

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Contains letters sent to the board, map entitled "Southwest Virginia Mineral Resources and Railway Facilities, C.R. Boyd, C.E., 1883," which shows the mineral deposits of southwestern Virginia and the route of the N & W, reports, petitions, and lists of land holdings.

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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 ...

Boyd, Charles Rufus, 1841-1903

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Norfolk and Western Railway Company

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Reorganized in 1896 from Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1896-1969. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420979 The Norfolk and Western Railroad was created and organized in 1881 when Clarence H. Clark and his associates purchased property and franchises belonging to the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company. As a result of the purchase, the combined track length owned by Clark and associates was just over 400 miles. By 1900...

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...

Norfolk Southern Corporation

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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 ...