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Railroad

This topic appears in 110 indexed records between 1831 and 1946.
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1831 Earliest Record
1946 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025

Riot at Winchester Depot

RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS.– On Saturday night last, a number of negroes waylaid an Irish citizen near the Cemetery, and beat him in an outrageous manner. Upon this fact being ascertained on the Sabbath, there was some excitement […]
July 17, 1869
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

Flooding on Canal & B&O

FRESHET. — Rain commenced falling on Monday and continued with slight intermission up to Wednesday noon, causing the Potomac to swell higher than it has been for eight years. The freshet extended along the line of […]
April 14, 1860
December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

Feeding Pigs on Car Wheels

N. P. Willis in a recent letter, detailing a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Road, thus mentions a novelty in keeping swine: “And by the way, there is another novelty of railway sustenance, which I […]
August 8, 1859
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025

B&O Employment Numbers

Baltimore & Ohio RailroadWe learn from the “American” that this Company has now in its employ about 1000 mechanics and laborers. In the department of transportation, 700– machinery, 2,400– road repairs, 900. The total number of […]
January 14, 1854
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

New Projects & The Railroad Mania

NEW PROJECTS. To keep pace with the progress of the times, it will be seen by reference to another column, that two Railroad projects are now suggested, in which our County has a deep interest. A […]
February 1, 1853
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 25 records
1900s 22 records
1830s 20 records
1880s 10 records
1910s 10 records
1840s 9 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Railroad" across historical collections.

Flanagan
9 records
Moler
7 records
Knott
7 records
Brown
5 records
Engle
5 records
Higgins
4 records
Strider
4 records
Williams
4 records
Baker
4 records
Smith
3 records
Johnson
3 records
Harper
2 records
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