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    <abstract id="aspace_fc89d9c24ebde059ae13bc75ef61aed4">Petitions from northwestern counties to the Virginia State legislature for internal improvements, namely turnpikes, railroads and river navigation claims. Mention is made of the Ohio River, Little Kanawha River, Baltimore &amp; Ohio Railroad and the Northwestern Turnpike.</abstract>
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    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80090028" source="lcsh">Wood County (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <geogname source="ingest">Marshall County.</geogname>
    <geogname source="ingest">Ohio River and Valley.</geogname>
    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83023566" source="lcsh">Ohio County (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <geogname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85077690" source="lcsh">Little Kanawha River (W. Va.)</geogname>
    <subject source="ingest">Turnpikes.</subject>
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