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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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June 11, 2026
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Winchester & Potomac Rails being laid.

The work on the sections of the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, in the vicinity of this town, is now rapidly being prosecuted; and we presume the whole portion of the line under contract, (27 miles,) […]
December 5, 1833
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

Wernwag; Construction of Six-Wheeled RR Car

Improved rail-road cars–six wheels.– We learn that Mr. Wernwag, of Harpers-Ferry, has been engaged for some time in the construction of a six-wheeled rail-road car. This is a great desideratum; for the flying off of any […]
November 28, 1833
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

Contracts on Winchester-Harpers Ferry RR Line Filled

The Winchester Virginian states that the contracts for the construction of the Rail Road from that place to Harpers-Ferry, have all been taken a prices within the original estimates of the engineer. The work must be […]
November 21, 1833
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

300k Passengers on RR, Safety Improvements

The Baltimore Gazette states, that “It is now about three years and a half since the travelling on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road was commenced, and more than three hundred thousand passengers have since travelled […]
November 21, 1833
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026

The Value of Lands

From the Richmond EnquirerVALUE OF LANDS.The “Free Press” of Charlestown, Jefferson county, Va., contains the following article: “Jefferson County Land.– Late sales indicate a just estimate of the value of our Lands. The Keyes’ Ferry tract, […]
November 14, 1833
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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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