Scrapbook 67 : Rutland & Burlington Railroad, ca. 1843-1900.

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Scrapbook 67 : Rutland & Burlington Railroad, ca. 1843-1900.

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Tickets, schedules, receipts, regulations, stock certificates, correspondence, and other memorabilia (1843-1900). The Champlain and Connecticut River Railroad was chartered in 1843 and in 1847 the name was changed to the Rutland and Burlington Railroad. The first locomotive ran into Middlebury Sept. 1, 1849 and the first train of passenger cars, Sept. 19, 1847. In 1870 the road was leased to the Central Road for 20 years and in 1890 to the Central Vermont for 999 years.

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Central Vermont Railroad Company

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Champlain & Connecticut River Railroad

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Central Railroad of Vermont.

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Sheldon, Henry L. (Henry Luther), 1821-1907

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After his disastrous investment in the marble industry in the 1850s, Henry Sheldon invested instead in real estate. In Middlebury, he bought buildings in the village that he repaired and rented out. Through brokers he invested in lands elsewhere. From the description of Henry L. Sheldon real estate papers, 1849-1891. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 743316896 As increasing deafness cut Henry Sheldon off from former activities, he found an outlet in his m...

Rutland and Burlington Railroad

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