B&O Railroad

Containers:

Box 79

Scope and content:

Kemp researched the B&O Railroad when he was asked to consult on the railroad line. The box contains his research materials, including pamphlets, correspondence, magazines, typescripts, reports, newsletters, itineraries, historic landmark nomination applications, photographic prints, clippings, facsimile articles, etc. Subjects include the Benwood Bridge Centennial Celebration; the Fink Deck Truss Bridge in Lynchburg, VA; the Marion County Centennial, Grafton, WV; B&O railroad sheds; Albert Fink; the President Street Station; B&O at Cheat River Gorge; Rowlesburg - Tunnelton B&O Railroad District; the Kingwood Tunnel; the failure to preserve the Queen City Hotel in Cumberland, MD; the Wheeling Freight Station; etc. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 3, Folder 5: 1) Illustration of a bird's eye view of Bellaire, Ohio (1882); 2) Diagram (1893); 3) Facsimile clipping: Moundsville Echo (1975), Chessie System Railway map by Randy McNally (1973), clipping: Sunday Dominion Post, Taylor County News (1971); 4) clipping: New Station Bridge (undated), clipping (June, undated); 5) Wonderful WV magazine clipping: Rosby's Rock and B&O, a colorful history (undated), B&O RR Museum pamphlet (undated); 6) (3) Facsimile diagrams: east portal for Kingwood Tunnel, brick lining, ring stones, Old Kingwood Tunnel (1911-1934); 7) (5) clippings - Wheeling Freight Station (1975), Moundsville B&O (1975), Kemp at Wheeling City Hall (1974), Earl Core's Monongalia Story (1977-1978), (4) Facsimile clippings (undated); 8) Facsimile journal clipping; American Contract Journal (1885).

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