Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts, 1859/1863

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16487, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Creator:
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16487, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains thirty-two freight receipts for agricultural goods shipped by John Dickinson from Liberty Depot, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Built in the 1850s, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad ran completely through southwestern Virginia along a portion of the Great Valley of Virginia. The railroad extended westward from Lynchburg, through a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the town of Big Lick (the present-day city of Roanoke); there, it turned southwestward and followed the Great Valley to Bristol, a total distance of 204 miles (328 km).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_and_Tennessee_Railroad

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 25, 2021.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Railroads