Early Industries, Bridges, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Containers:
Box 357
Scope and content:

There are original documents and drawings pertaining to Bull Creek Bridge, Wood and Pleasant Counties, West Virginia; materials on Wheeling suspension bridge; Fairmont Suspension Bridge; Bridgeport Concrete Arch bridge; Baltimore and Ohio railroad roundhouses and stations; railroad bridges and trestles; various West Virginia suspension bridges; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suspension bridge (Fairmount); and French and North American suspension bridges. There are materials of early industries from Cass, West Virginia; Kaymoor, West Virginia; and Berkeley and Morgan Counties, West Virginia. Also contains prints of mills and bridges including Jackson's Mill, Reem's Creek, and the mill on Antietam Road.

Format: postcards, photographic prints, documents, drawings, illustrative prints

Subjects: West Virginia bridges; suspension bridges; French suspension bridges; North American suspension bridges; Bull Creek Bridge; Wood County; Pleasants County; Wheeling suspension bridge; Fairmont suspension bridge; Bridgeport Arch Bridge; Baltimore and Ohio railroad; roundhouses; railroad stations; railroad bridges; trestles; Philadelphia; Fairmount; Cass; Kaymoor; Berkeley County; Morgan County; Jackson's Mill; Reem's Creek; Antietam Road mill

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

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 at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

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.