Trivia #24 Railroad (3/24/2014)

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The B&O RR connected the city of Baltimore with several states at different points in time, so it is difficult to know which state is the correct answer. The Library of Congress would seem to be the most reputable source:

"Construction began at Baltimore harbor on July 4, 1828. The initial line of track, a thirteen-mile stretch to Ellicott's Mills (now Ellicott City), Maryland, opened in 1830. Baltimore and the Ohio River were connected by rail in 1852, when the B&O was completed at Wheeling, West Virginia. Later extensions brought the line to Chicago, St. Louis, and Cleveland."

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb28.html

According to the Library of Congress, the answer is West Virginia; however, in 1852, this area was in the state of Virginia.
So, extrapolating from the info at the LOC, my answer is Virginia.
 
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