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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 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Winchester & Potomac RR Work has Begun

OUR IMPROVEMENTSThe Winchester and Potomac rail road is now successfully begun. The corps of engineers returned to this town, from Harpers-Ferry, on Saturday last, having completed the experimental lines preparatory to the final location of the […]
June 27, 1833
August 4, 2023
August 4, 2023

The Canal and Rail-road controversy settled.

The Canal and Rail-road controversy settled.– We have before us a copy of the law which has just passed both houses of the Maryland Legislature, for effecting a compromise between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and […]
April 9, 1833
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026

Frederick City – Region’s Commerce Center

The extension of the Rail Road to Frederick, has given quite a new impulse to business in that ancient and respectable town, which is now a city; and it is probable that additional spirit will be […]
December 13, 1832
November 6, 2023
November 6, 2023

Fatal Accident: John Lanaham

Fatal Accident — We learn from the Frederick Examiner, that an accident occurred on the line of the Rail road near the Monococy, on Saturday last, which resulted in the death of the individual who was […]
December 22, 1831
October 19, 2025
October 19, 2025

Riot on Railroad near New Market

Riot on the Rail-Road. — On Sunday evening last an altercation of a very serious character took place between the white and coloured laborers employed on the line of the rail-road near New-Market. It was quelled […]
August 25, 1831
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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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