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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Carpenter, Collector, Papers, A&M 0057, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Manuscript and printed materials relating to the development of railroads in West Virginia, including contracts, letters, wage agreements, monthly situation reports, construction profiles, maps, and speeches. Most of these pertain to the business of the Coal and Coke Railroad Co., Elkins W.Va. Railroad companies represented include Baltimore and Ohio; Charleston, Clendenin and Sutton; Coal and Coke; Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk; Hampshire Southern; Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier; Roaring Creek and Belington; Western Maryland; West Virginia Midland; and West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

Related Material

57, 1773, 2106, 2119

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Carpenter, Charles, 1889-1975
• Elkins (W. Va.)
• Land.
• Maps.
• Martin Coal Company
• Morgan family
• Payne, Daniel G.
• Railroads
• Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
• Railroads - Charleston, Clendenin and Sutton Railroad.
• Railroads - Coal and Coke Railroad.
• Railroads - Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad.
• Railroads - Hampshire Southern Railroad.
• Railroads - Nicholas, Fayette, and Greenbrier Railroad.
• Railroads - Roaring Creek and Belington Railroad.
• Railroads - West Virginia Midland Railway Company.
• Railroads - West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railway.
• Railroads - Western Maryland Railroad.
• Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore City.
• Rector, Augusta.
• Rector, Charles H.
• Sincell, James R.
• Warder, Henry.