Search Library of Congress⌕ Search
Home/Archive/Library of Congress

Library of Congress · 98688739

Map showing route of Norfolk & Petersburg Rail Road and its connections with Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, William Mahone, Chief Engineer, F. Bourquin & Co., Philada

norfolk and petersburg railroad company·mahone, william
View original source ↗Export metadata ↓

Description

Map of the eastern United States between the Chesapeake Bay and the Mississippi River. Shows drainage, place names and the railroad network. Chartered March 17, 1851. Line completed in 1858. consolidated in April 1871, forming part of the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad.

Source connections

Explore related subjects

norfolk and petersburg railroad companyunited statesmapsrailroadsmapgeography and map divisioncatalogtransportation and communicationrailroad maps, 1828-1900

Keep this discovery

BibTeXRIS

norfolk and petersburg railroad company, mahone, william. 1858. Map showing route of Norfolk & Petersburg Rail Road and its connections with Ohio & Mississippi Rivers, William Mahone, Chief Engineer, F. Bourquin & Co., Philada. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688739/

Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.

Discover connections

catalog subjectgeography and map division subjectmap resourcemap subjectmaps subjectrailroad maps, 1828-1900 subjectrailroads subjecttransportation and communication subjectunited states placeunited states subject

Connections use source metadata and explicit phrase matches, not verified experimental comparisons.

KEEP EXPLORING

Related LOC records

Library of Congress1887

Map showing the Norfolk & Western Railroad and its connections

Map of the eastern United States showing drainage, cities and towns, distance by 100-mile concentric circles centered on Roanoke, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. This line became one of the world's greatest coal carriers. It began as the City Point Rail Road from Petersburg to City Point, a distance of 9 miles. It was consolidated in 1870 as the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad. See entry 491. It was sold in 1881 under the above name. In 1896 it was reorganized as the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.

railroads↗