Northern and Southern West Virginia Railroad Company

Overview Manuscript letter-press copy-book documenting the diverse but related activities of the Northern & Southern West Virginia Railroad Company and the Little Kanawha & Elk River Petroleum & Mining Company. Dr. Willard Parker of New York held both companies' Presidencies. These companies sought to construct a 160-mile railroad from Charleston to Clarksburg and develop the timber, coal, and iron resources in the surrounding Elk River region. There are 235 letters on 500 pages dating...