The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854 - James C. Burke

The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854

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Buch | Softcover
232 Seiten
2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6505-7 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
In 1833, the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company set out to connect the port city of Wilmington to North Carolina's capital. When it was done in 1840, after changing its route, the company had completed 161 miles of track--the longest railroad in the world at the time--and provided continuous transportation from the town of Weldon on the Roanoke River to Wilmington and on to Charleston, South Carolina, by steamboat. A marvel of civil engineering by the standards of the day, the railroad constituted a tour de force of organization, finance and political will that risked the fortunes of individuals and the credit of the state. This study chronicles the project from its inception, exploring its impact on subsequent railroad development in North Carolina and its significance within the context of American railroad history as a whole.

James C. Burke has published articles in North Carolina Geographer and Railroad History. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, he teaches at Cape Fear Community College and serves on the board of trustees of the Wilmington Railroad Museum.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments     

Preface     

Introduction     



I. Weldon, Tollgate of North Carolina     

II. Early Plans for Railroads in North Carolina     

III. The Building of a Railroad     

IV. The Technology: Its Origins and History     

V. Conflict and Crisis     

VI. Rail Transportation and Economic Growth     



Appendix A: The Railroad Land in Wilmington     

Appendix B: The Depot Site at Wilmington     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index     

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.8.2011
Zusatzinfo 40 photographs, tables
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schienenfahrzeuge
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
ISBN-10 0-7864-6505-0 / 0786465050
ISBN-13 978-0-7864-6505-7 / 9780786465057
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