Author: James C. Burke
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786486740
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
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 & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854
Author: James C. Burke
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786486740
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
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.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786486740
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
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.
Report
Author: North Carolina. Corporation Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Report of the Corporation Commission
Author: North Carolina. Corporation Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Report for 1933-1934 includes also Orders of Utilities Commission from January 1 to October 31, 1934.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Report for 1933-1934 includes also Orders of Utilities Commission from January 1 to October 31, 1934.
Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of North Carolina, for the Year Ending ...
Author: North Carolina. Board of Railroad Commissioners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Report
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Report of the Corporation Commission for the Biennial Period ...
Author: North Carolina. Corporation Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Report for 1933-1934 includes also Orders of Utilities Commission from January 1 to October 31, 1934.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Report for 1933-1934 includes also Orders of Utilities Commission from January 1 to October 31, 1934.
Biennial Report
Author: North Carolina. Corporation Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
North Carolina Reports
Author: North Carolina. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
The Southeastern Reporter
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
The Laws of North-Carolina, Enacted in the Year ...
Author: North Carolina
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description