Series 9. Railroads (boxes 146-189)
- Containers:
- Box 146, Box 147, Box 148, Box 149, Box 150, Box 151, Box 152, Box 153, Box 154, Box 155, Box 156, Box 157, Box 158, Box 159, Box 160, Box 161, Box 162, Box 163, Box 164, Box 165, Box 166, Box 167, Box 168, Box 169, Box 170, Box 171, Box 172, Box 173, Box 174, Box 175, Box 176, Box 177, Box 178, Box 179, Box 180, Box 181, Box 182, Box 183, Box 184, Box 185, Box 186, Box 187, Box 188, Box 189
- Scope and content:
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This series includes day-to-day correspondence related to the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway and the Piedmont and Cumberland Railway companies. Other records regard the Coal and Coke Railway, the Coal and Iron Railway (surveys and related documents), the Cookerly Farm Railroad War, the Pan-American Railroad commission, and the Potomac and Piedmont Coal Railway Company (1866 charter and related materials). There is also correspondence with other railroad companies, Shaw lawsuit materials, financial statements, payrolls for various farm and railroad departments, and materials regarding the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- No special access restriction applies.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.