The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1854

James C. Burke (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6505-7 (ISBN)

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In 1833, the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company set out to connect the port city of Wilmington to North Carolina's capital. When it was done in 1840, after changing its route, the company had completed 161 miles of track--the longest railroad in the world at the time--and provided continuous transportation from the town of Weldon on the Roanoke River to Wilmington and on to Charleston, South Carolina, by steamboat. A marvel of civil engineering by the standards of the day, the railroad constituted a tour de force of organization, finance and political will that risked the fortunes of individuals and the credit of the state. This study chronicles the project from its inception, exploring its impact on subsequent railroad development in North Carolina and its significance within the context of American railroad history as a whole.

James C. Burke has published articles in North Carolina Geographer and Railroad History. A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, he teaches at Cape Fear Community College and serves on the board of trustees of the Wilmington Railroad Museum.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

I. Weldon, Tollgate of North Carolina

II. Early Plans for Railroads in North Carolina

III. The Building of a Railroad

IV. The Technology: Its Origins and History

V. Conflict and Crisis

VI. Rail Transportation and Economic Growth

Appendix A: The Railroad Land in Wilmington

Appendix B: The Depot Site at Wilmington

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.8.2011
Zusatzinfo	40 photographs, tables
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-6505-0 / 0786465050
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6505-7 / 9780786465057
Zustand	Neuware