Grafton and the B&O Railroad, 1850/2006
- Containers:
- Box 194
- Scope and content:
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Kemp wrote chapters for a book that was tentatively called "Celebrating Grafton," "Visualizing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Grafton," or "Grafton and the B&O Railroad: A Visual History." There is no evidence that the book was ever published. The box includes drafts for the book, typed notes, correspondence and a magazine. The box also includes facsimiles of the following: maps, drawings, photographic prints and engineering drawings. Subjects include Grafton, West Virginia; the construction and use of the B&O railroad, the South Shore Inter-Urban Railroad, the Northwestern Turnpike which crossed West Virginia; Taylor County, West Virginia; and Three Forks Creek near Grafton, West Virginia. Highlights include the Grafton B&O Station and Hotel Preliminary Feasibility Study. The following oversize item was moved to Box 344: one map (undated).
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:
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All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.
Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department.
- 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.