Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills, Ms2010-064, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Virginia. General Assembly
Abstract:
The Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills contain five bills from the Virginia General Assembly relating to the construction of turnpikes around Wythe and Grayson counties, Virginia and the associated companies.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills, Ms2010-064, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills contain five bills from the Virginia General Assembly relating to turnpikes around Wythe and Grayson counties, Virginia and the associated companies. The bills disucss the creation of the Grayson-Raleigh Turnpike and the Wytheville and Grayson Turnpike. The first bill, dated January 25, 1848, specified how the incorporated company was to be set up. The other four bills, dated January 25, 1858, denote increasing the stock, relief of fines, and authorize completion of the project.

Biographical / historical:

Grayson and Wythe counties are situated in the New River Valley in southwestern Virginia. Wythe County was founded in 1790, Grayson County was founded in 1793 from part of Wythe County. Many turnpikes were built through these counties in the 1840s and 1850s to connect valuable mineral resources as well a rural towns and cities.The Grayson-Raleigh (WV) Turnpike and the Wytheville Turnpike were completed around 1860.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia General Assembly Transportation Bills were purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virgina General Assembly Transpotation Bills was completed in September 2010.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard