Author: Douglas PoorePublisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634993722
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Railroad Stations of Delmarva Through Time
Author: Douglas PoorePublisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634993722
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Railroads of Delmarva
Author: Douglas PoorePublisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634992183
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Starting with one of the oldest railroad lines in the United States, the Delmarva Peninsula holds a unique place in the history of railroading in the country. Prior to the advent of the "iron horse," the area had seen little growth in population and was struggling to get goods to market, as well as supplies brought into the area. The three states that make up the area--all of Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia--were known to have some of the best fields and orchards, a bountiful seafood harvest, and some of the richest woodlands in America. The area flourished with the introduction of the railroad. While passenger service was certainly a part of the railroad's plans, make no mistake, it was these riches that made the area swell with people while small towns became flush with income. Some of the most profitable divisions of the railroad industry were based on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Railroads of the Eastern Shore
Author: Lorett TreesePublisher: History Press
ISBN: 9781540246585
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The history of the Delmarva Peninsula is inextricably entwined with the story of its railroads. The earliest railroads were short, locally funded lines. The dream to connect Norfolk directly to Eastern Seaboard cities farther north was first realized by the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad in the 1880s. The line ran north-south along the peninsula to Cape Charles City, Virginia, where freight cars were loaded onto barges for the trip across the Chesapeake Bay. This line was eventually absorbed by the giant Pennsylvania Railroad, and the ferry service was eclipsed when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was completed in 1964. For more than a century, though, railroads played a critical role in the development of the Eastern Shore. Regional historian Lorett Treese tells this story.
Abandoned Railroads of Delmarva
Author: Douglas PoorePublisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634992855
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
For over 100 years, the railroads of America were the king of transportation. But more than that, they were truly what drove the Industrial Revolution, and along with that, the growth of the country. Railroads made communities from nothing, grew sleepy crossroad towns into major hubs of commerce, and opened areas of Delmarva to goods they once could only read about in magazines and newspapers. By the 1960s, all of this had changed. Passenger service had fallen off to the point that most railroads had ended this once vital travel method. Trucks now hauled the goods that once filled the boxcars of the railroad. Many old rail lines closed. The rails and stations were abandoned to the state governments. Most were just left in place to rust and rot away. This book resurrects those abandoned rails and railroad companies. Photos of the stations, once the center of their town's growth, are preserved in these pages. Memories of the companies that crisscrossed Delmarva are brought back to life.
History of Delaware
Author: John Andrew MunroePublisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874139471
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"Originally undertaken by the author as a Bicentennial project in 1975, and now the standard history of the state, this volume chronicles the history of Delaware from the early 1600s to the present."--BOOK JACKET.
Railway Age
Author: The Official Railway Guide
Author: Railroads of the Eastern Shore
Author: Loretta TreesePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147028
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
"The New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk line"--Back cover.
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2710
Book Description
Bridges Over the Delaware River
Author: Frank T. DalePublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813532134
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Dale brings us the stories behind each bridge, covering design, engineering, ownership, finances, and politics. He chronicles the life of each, from the original construction, through modifications, and sometimes, through the bridges' multiple destructions and reconstructions... Dozens of rare photos give readers a captivating window back into the past"--from back cover.