Transportation in Virginia [manuscript], 1937 ca.

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Transportation in Virginia [manuscript], 1937 ca.

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Typescript article summarizes a history of Virginia transportation from the colonial period to the 1930's, providing names of numerous railroad companies, some steamship companies, ferries motor companies, and aviation companies; major highways and waterways are noted as well as legislation dealing with transportation. An index and bibliography are included.

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