Northern and Southern West Virginia Railroad Company
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Manuscript letter-press copy-book documenting the diverse but related activities of the Northern & Southern West Virginia
Railroad Company and the Little Kanawha & Elk River Petroleum & Mining Company. Dr. Willard Parker of New York held both companies'
Presidencies. These companies sought to construct a 160-mile railroad from Charleston to Clarksburg and develop the timber,
coal, and iron resources in the surrounding Elk River region. There are 235 letters on 500 pages dating from 1876-1879 documenting
efforts to interest investors, and to work with lawyers and politicians on investigations, litigations, and title and tax
concerns. Most letters from 1876 are authored by the Manager J.M. Morgan; after that most letters are by Vice- President William B. Hotchkiss.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Northern and Southern West Virginia Railroad Company, Letter-Press Book,
A&M 3508, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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