Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company record book, 1888-1896.

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Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company record book, 1888-1896.

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Record book of the Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company containing documentation, 1888-1896, of the formation of the company and its by-laws, minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and other information. The minutes discuss the construction of a railroad line between Winston-Salem, N.C., and Martinsville, Va.; the extension of that line to Roanoke, Va.; the acquisition of concessions allowing the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company to make use of the lines of other local railroads; and other matters pertaining to the relationship between the Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company and the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company. Minutes also discuss day-to-day matters of railroad construction, such as compensation for injured workers and the employment of convict labor.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Fries, Francis Henry, 1855-1931

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Francis Henry Fries (1855-1931) of Winston-Salem, N.C., produced a genealogical history of his family beginning in 810. His grandfather, John Christian William Fries, settled in Salem, N.C., in 1806. From the guide to the Francis Henry Fries's History of the Fries Family, A.D. 810-1930, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Bahnson, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1845-1917

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Henry Theodore Bahnson was born in Lancaster, Pa., the son of George Frederic Bahnson, a Moravian bishop. In 1849, the family moved to Salem, N.C. Bahnson pursued theological studies at the Moravian Theological Seminary at Bethlehem, Pa. In 1862, Bahnson returned to North Carolina, where he served in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry Battalion until his capture at the Battle of Gettysburg. After six months of captivity divided between the Baltimore City Jail and Point Lookout, Md., he was exchange...

Roanoke and Southern Railway Company

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Chartered in Virginia in 1886; consolidated with Roanoke and Southern Railway of North Carolina in 1888; ran from Roanoke, Va., to Winston-Salem, N.C. (121 miles); leased to Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1892. From the description of Records, 1886-1896. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28410127 ...

Reynolds, R. J. 1850-1918.

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Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company

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The Virginia and North Carolina Construction Company was formed in February 1888 by a group of businessmen from Roanoke, Va., Martinsville, Va., and Winston-Salem, N.C. Most important among these were Richard Joshua Reynolds, the prominent tobacco grower and wholesaler, and Colonel Francis Henry Fries, whose family controlled large textile interests. Also on the board of directors was Henry Theodore Bahnson, a prominent physician and civic leader from Winston-Salem, N.C. The company was formed t...