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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | various |
| Title: | Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map, 1856 - 1871 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map Collection contains nine nineteenth century pamphlets and one handcolored map related to railroads in North Carolina, dating 1856-1871. They are bound in a leather book. |
| The Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map Collection contains materials related to the operation of several North Carolina rail road companies, including the Western North Carolina Rail Road Company, the Greenville and French Board Rail Road Company, and the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charleston Railroad. | |
| Extent: | 0.1 linear feet, 2 archival folders |
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[Identification of item], Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from the Bookshop in October 2004. The accession number for this collection is 04-27. The collection was opened to the public in April, 2006.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, April, 2006
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, November 2004; April, 2006
The leather-bound book is inscribed with the seal of Edward J. Aston, an Asheville, North Carolina real estate and insurance agent.
For more information about railways, please see the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collections' Brief history of several rail companies active in Appalachia.
| Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charleston Railroad |
| Greenville and French Broad Rail Road Company |
| Rail Road |
| Western North Carolina Rail Road Company |
| Collection 294. The Western North Carolina Railroad Pamphlets and Map. | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Book. | |||||||
An oversized Greenville-French Broad Rail Road Company document and a Palatine Insurance Co. stub.
