Western Maryland Railway Company, Property Registers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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No special access restriction applies.

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Western Maryland Railway Company, Property Registers, A&M 3507, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.6 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (4 ledgers)
Creator:
Western Maryland Railroad Company
Abstract:
Series of four registers of the Western Maryland Railway Company (WMRC) from 1919 titled "Lands Owned or Used For Purposes of a Common Carrier". These registers document WMRC lands in the City of Baltimore; the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Allegany, and Garrett; and contiguous land in three Pennsylvania and eight West Virginia counties. Includes names of land grantors, locations of parcels, original transaction dates from 1856-1919, prices, methods of conveyance (usually by deed), and financial appraisals compiled for the Interstate Commerce Commission. There are 55 sections which detail properies at various WMRC termini and junctions, including names of larger and smaller railroads.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Western Maryland Railway Company, Property Registers, A&M 3507, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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