Western Maryland Railroad Company

Overview Three photograph albums of Harry Snedden Laird (September 11, 1868-October 1, 1952), a civil engineer, and resident of Preston County, West Virginia (WV). They document dam and railroad construction projects. The first album contains 50 photographs, arranged chronologically (1912-1913). The photos record construction of Cheat Lake dam ("Cheat Haven"); subjects include: a coffer dam, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, and turbine form construction. The album also contains an annotated...

Overview Series of four registers of the Western Maryland Railway Company (WMRC) from 1919 titled "Lands Owned or Used For Purposes of a Common Carrier". These registers document WMRC lands in the City of Baltimore; the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Allegany, and Garrett; and contiguous land in three Pennsylvania and eight West Virginia counties. Includes names of land grantors, locations of parcels, original transaction dates from 1856-1919, prices, methods of conveyance (usually by...