The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854
Title | The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854 PDF eBook |
Author | James C. Burke |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2011-07-25 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0786486740 |
In 1833, the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company set out to connect the port city of Wilmington to North Carolina's capital. When it was done in 1840, after changing its route, the company had completed 161 miles of track--the longest railroad in the world at the time--and provided continuous transportation from the town of Weldon on the Roanoke River to Wilmington and on to Charleston, South Carolina, by steamboat. A marvel of civil engineering by the standards of the day, the railroad constituted a tour de force of organization, finance and political will that risked the fortunes of individuals and the credit of the state. This study chronicles the project from its inception, exploring its impact on subsequent railroad development in North Carolina and its significance within the context of American railroad history as a whole.
The Wilmington & Weldon Railroad in the Civil War
Title | The Wilmington & Weldon Railroad in the Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | James C. Burke |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786471549 |
In its early years, the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company survived multiple threats to its existence. Under its new corporate name, the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Company would soon be put to the ultimate test, the Civil War. From mobilization to the last effort to supply Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the company would endure the wearing out of its equipment and rails; the capriciousness and bureaucracy of the Confederate government; sabotage attempts; the gruesome death of its president; a yellow fever epidemic; Union raids on its facilities and bridges; runaway inflation in Confederate economy; the fall of Wilmington; its bisection by advancing Union forces; and, finally, the unnecessary destruction of locomotives, cars, track, and bridges by retreating Confederate troops. The railroad, unlike the Confederacy, survived, and would eventually transform itself a powerful regional economic force, adapting to the challenges of the New South.
Annual Report ...
Title | Annual Report ... PDF eBook |
Author | Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road |
Publisher | |
Pages | 508 |
Release | 1885 |
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Report of the Directors ... to Stockholders ...
Title | Report of the Directors ... to Stockholders ... PDF eBook |
Author | New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1853 |
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Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Title | Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1114 |
Release | 1839 |
Genre | Virginia |
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Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia
Title | Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1839 |
Genre | Canals |
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Railroad Gazette
Title | Railroad Gazette PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 1871 |
Genre | Railroads |
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