Research Topic

Railroad

This topic appears in 110 indexed records between 1831 and 1946.
110 Indexed Records
1831 Earliest Record
1946 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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May 2, 2024

Power Lines under construction from Millville to Shenandoah Junction. Martinsburg and Bakerton in planning.

The Winchester and Washington City Railway Company has commenced the building of another new power line from its plant along the Shenandoah river at Millville, W. Va., to Shenandoah Junction, where the power will be used […]
May 1, 2024

Graham, cripple, killed by railroad.

Cripple Killed Near Harpers Ferry.Special to The Washington Post. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., March 2.— Passenger train No. 8 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struck and killed a white man named Graham this morning, just […]
May 1, 2024

Rouzee’s estate sues B&O. Fourth member of family killed by railroad.

Railroad Sued for Rouzee’s Death.Special to The Washington Post. Winchester, Va., June 23.— The estate of Walter Rouzee, who was killed by a train on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Bakerton, has sued the railroad […]
May 1, 2024

Rouzee, killed by train.

Killed On Railroad Track. Special to The Washington Post. Charleston, W. Va., June 6.— Walter W. Rouzee, an employee in the cooperage shop of the Washington Building Lime Company, at Bakerton, was killed Thursday evening at […]
May 1, 2024

Frank Freeman, killed by train.

Frank Freeman, colored, of this county [Rappahannock County, VA], was killed by a train last week at Bakerton, where he had been at work.
Time Periods

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