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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030296616
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UVA:X006112528
Author : Craig Sanders
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0253342163
The passenger train has long held a special place in the imagination of Americans, and Indiana was once a bustling passenger train crossroads. Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971 brings to life the countless locals, accommodation trains, and secondary expresses that Hoosiers patronized during the Golden Age of the passenger train. Craig Sanders gives us a comprehensive history of intercity passenger service in Indiana, from the time railroads began to develop in the state in the mid-19th century through May 1, 1971, when Amtrak began operations. Each chapter summarizes the history and development of one railroad, discusses the factors that shaped that railroad's passenger service—such as prolonged financial difficulties, competition, and the influence of a strong leader—and concludes with a detailed account of its passenger operations in Indiana. Sixteen maps, 87 photographs, and other evocative illustrations supplement Sanders's text.
Author : Joe Tennis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781625851864
Virginia's rail trails range from the popular path of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to wilderness walks with wispy waterfalls. These lines pass scenes once viewed only by the eyes of train engineers or a few lucky passengers. Now those trails can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a scenic hike or relaxing bike ride or even those saddling up horses. From the sunrise side of the Eastern Shore to the setting sun at the Cumberland Gap, each trail, like the "Virginia Creeper" or the "Dick & Willie," has a personality and grandeur all its own. Join author Joe Tennis as he explores restored train stations, discovers a railroad's lost island graveyard and crosses the commonwealth on its idyllic paths.
Author : Virgil Anson Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Ohio River Valley
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019264795
Author : Walter S. Griggs Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781614234876
Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, was in shambles after the Civil War. The bulk of Reconstruction became dependent on the railways, and one of the most important links in the system was the Church Hill Tunnel. The tunnel was eventually rendered obsolete by an alternative path over a viaduct, and it was closed for regular operation in 1902. However, the city still used it infrequently to transport supplies, and it was maintained with regular safety inspections. The city decided to reopen the tunnel in 1925 due to overcrowding on the viaduct, but the tunnel needed to be strengthened and enlarged. On October 2, 1925, 190 ft of the tunnel unexpectedly caved in, trapping construction workers and an entire locomotive inside. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the tunnel and the mystery surrounding its collapse. There were cave-ins and sink holes above the surface for decades after the tunnel was sealed up, and in 1998, a reporter from the Richmond Times-Dispatch did an investigation, trying to determine the current condition of the tunnel. In 2006, the Virginia Historical Society announced its efforts to try and excavate the locomotive and remaining bodies.
Author : Michael Caplinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCR:31210024881862
Author : John Ward Dean,George Folsom,John Gilmary Shea,Henry Reed Stiles,Henry Barton Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118844534
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : History
ISBN : OXFORD:N13623100
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : United States
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030037319037
Author : Elizabeth Kytle
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0801853281
The history of the C & O Canal in Maryland along the Potomac River, including summaries of interviews with eleven men and women who had lived or worked on the canal while it was in operation.
Author : Ronald E. Shaw
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780813145815
All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.
Author : Stephen D. Engle
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469629346
In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. In a time of limited federal authority, governors were an essential part of the machine that maintained the Union while it mobilized and sustained the war effort. Charged with the difficult task of raising soldiers from their home states, these governors had to also rally political, economic, and popular support for the conflict, at times against a backdrop of significant local opposition. Engle argues that the relationship between these loyal-state leaders and Lincoln's administration was far more collaborative than previously thought. While providing detailed and engaging portraits of these men, their state-level actions, and their collective cooperation, Engle brings into new focus the era's complex political history and shows how the Civil War tested and transformed the relationship between state and federal governments.
Author : Emily Foster
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813187433
In 1826 thirty-year-old Anna Briggs Bentley, her husband, and their six children left their close Quaker community and the worn-out tobacco farms of Sandy Spring, Maryland, for frontier Ohio. Along the way, Anna sent back home the first of scores of letters she wrote her mother and sisters over the next fifty years as she strove to keep herself and her children in their memories. With Anna's natural talent for storytelling and her unique, female perspective, the letters provide a sustained and vivid account of everyday domestic life on the Ohio frontier. She writes of carving a farm out of the forest, bearing many children, darning and patching the family clothes, standing her ground in religious controversy, nursing wounds and fevers, and burying beloved family and friends. Emily Foster presents these revealing letters of a pioneer woman in a framework of insightful commentary and historical context, with genealogical appendices.
Author : Whitman H. Ridgway
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469648040
American democracy has fascinated generations of historians. They have probed its philosophical foundations and the structure of its institutions, but their studies reveal little about those who really wielded power in the formative years of the republic. Employing a sophisticated research design, Whitman Ridgway examines the changing leadership patterns in four diverse communities in Maryland from 1790 to 1840. The results indicate clearly the need to study the American democratic process at the local level. Ridgway selected Baltimore City, Frederick, St. Marys, and Talbot counties -- representing the underlying economic and cultural diversity of one political culture, Maryland -- to evaluate who governed, how these patterns differed from one community to another, and how such patterns changed over time. The research design defines the scope of the study. Ridgway uses the decisional method of analysis, determining who actually made decisions, in order to identify the political leaders. His extensive research in manuscript and newspaper collections, tax and census data, and religious and geneological records gathered information on some 1,300 persons. This study of community power illuminates facets of a democratic society which perplexed Alexis de Tocqueville over a century ago. Ridgway demonstrates that, despite the expansion of popular participation in political affairs, the influence of the wealthy continued to be significant. He shows also how leaders without benefit of wealth or social ties to the oligarchies were able to enter community decision making. In a more modern context, this important book adds to the literature in several ways. Its greatest contribution is methological -- no longer can historians talk about power relationships without studying them directly. The work also compares two important periods, the first and second party eras, normally treated in isolation; and through this comparison it reveals much about democracy, egalitarianism, and power. Originally published 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.