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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/
Initial record created by Rose Oliveira.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is minimally processed and open for research.
Preferred Citation
MSS 16487, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company receipts, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Peter Luke by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on January 25, 2021.
Biographical / Historical
Built in the 1850s, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad ran completely through southwestern Virginia along a portion of the Great Valley of Virginia. The railroad extended westward from Lynchburg, through a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the town of Big Lick (the present-day city of Roanoke); there, it turned southwestward and followed the Great Valley to Bristol, a total distance of 204 miles (328 km).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_and_Tennessee_Railroad
Content Description
This collection contains thirty-two freight receipts for agricultural goods shipped by John Dickinson from Liberty Depot, Virginia.