Record #:

14375

Author(s):

Dean, Earl

Abstract:

The state's first railroad, Raleigh & Gaston Railroad, opened in May 1840. At the time, the railroad stretched between Raleigh and Wake Forest totaling 18 miles of track. It was a short lived state endeavor but laid the ground work for further railroad development.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 42, Mar 1949, p3, 17, il

Subject(s):

Railroads