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Grafton and the B&O Railroad, 1850-1880, 1972, 2001-2006 (includes facsimiles)

 File — Box: 194

Scope and Contents

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).

Dates

  • Creation: 1850-1880, 1972, 2001-2006 (includes facsimiles)

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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