sjw83071
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2013
- Location
- Dixie Land
In 1840 the longest railroad in the world opened in North Carolina, running from Wilmington in New Hanover County to Weldon in Halifax County via Goldsboro and Rocky Mount. The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company designed and built the railroad which, at 161½ miles, was longer than any other track in the world. The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad was originally chartered to connect the state’s largest port city, Wilmington, with the capitol city, Raleigh, but the track was rerouted to Weldon instead of Raleigh. The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad was officially renamed the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad in 1855.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-antebellum/4885
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http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-antebellum/4885
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/collections/nc/maps/1854/nc-railroads-1854.jpg