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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
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| Title: | Collection 310. Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad Photograph, c. 1920 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad Photograph is a 16 1/2" x 11" oil painting of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway, circa 1920. It is described as a geered logging engine. Artist is unknown. |
| Extent: | 0.001 linear feet, 1 archival oversized folder |
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[Identification of item], Collection 310. Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad Photograph, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this painting from Bookworm and Silverfish in 2000. The accession number is 01-27. It was opened to the public in May, 2006.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, May 2006
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, May 2006
"The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway dates back to 1915, beginning at the Tye River Depot and ending in Massies Mill, branching out at times to Lowesville and into the mountains. The railway was built to haul chestnut timber out of the Piney River area to local mills. Timber runs were halted during World War I, since they were not essential to the war effort, and a chestnut blight wiped out much of the crop. Passenger service carried the line through 1936. The line saw a true resurgence when a company began extracting titanium dioxide from the Piney River and needed transport. Also, three companies were built to extract aplite from the area and used the rail for transport and the line thrived until the late 1960s. Hurricane Camille destroyed some of the tracks in 1969 and Cyanamid, the company that began the line's industrial boom in the 1930s, closed in 1970." from Don's Rail Photos.
Also, see Sentimental Journey: Being a History of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (F232.N25 L38 1979) for more info.
For more information, please see the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collections' Brief history of several rail companies active in Appalachia.
| Railways |
| Virginia Blue Ridge Railway |
| Collection 310. Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad Photograph (c. 1920) | |||||||||
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