Deed Book, Providence, Rhode Island, 1899
by PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAIL ROAD CO
- Used
- Condition
- Wear and staining to leather, but covers sound. Internally in fine condition
- Seller
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Ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
The company was founded in 1844 to build a railroad between Providence, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts, and ran its first trains in 1847 - the year after the earliest deed recorded in this plot book. A successful railroad, the P&W subsequently expanded with a branch to East Providence, Rhode Island, and for a time leased two small Massachusetts railroads. Originally operating on a single track, its busy mainline was double-tracked beginning in 1853, following a fatal collision that year in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. The P&W operated independently until 1888, when the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad (NYP&B) leased it.
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- Bookseller
- Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 409884
- Title
- Deed Book, Providence, Rhode Island, 1899
- Author
- PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAIL ROAD CO
- Book Condition
- Used - Wear and staining to leather, but covers sound. Internally in fine condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
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