Specifications for the Blue Ridge Railroad
| Author | : Claudius Crozet |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 15 |
| Release | : 1850* |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
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Specifications for the Blue Ridge Railroad
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 15 |
| Release | : 1849* |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
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Blue Ridge Railroad
| Author | : Blue Ridge Railroad Company (Va.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 16 |
| Release | : 1850* |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
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Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad
| Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467144908 |
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Between 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virginians from local slaveholders, including four connected with nearby University of Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel and Blue Ridge Railroad historian Mary E. Lyons explored hundreds of primary documents to write the first nonfiction book about slave labor on a specific antebellum railroad. She shares hundreds of enslaved people's names, traces where they toiled along the line and describes their backbreaking--and sometimes fatal--tasks.
The Narrow Gauge
| Author | : Blue Ridge Railroad Company (South Carolina) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 46 |
| Release | : 1871 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
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The Blue Ridge Tunnel
| Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2014-02-25 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1625849524 |
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The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
The Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad
| Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2015-10-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 162585630X |
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In 1849, Virginia began a bold railroad expansion toward the Ohio River and its lucrative trade connections. The project's plan covered 423 miles and called for piercing two mountain chains with three railroads. The Blue Ridge Railroad was the shortest of these but crossed the most mountainous terrain. At times, hired slaves, who prepared the tracks, and Irish immigrants, who blasted the tunnels, faced challenges that seemed almost insurmountable. Many were killed by explosions and falling rock. Those deaths often resulted in labor strikes. The unrest slowed progress and haunted chief engineer Claudius Crozet for seven years. In this first full-length history of the Blue Ridge Railroad, award-winning author Mary E. Lyons uses a wealth of historical documents to describe construction on what Crozet called "dangerous ground."
Index to the Library of the American Society of Civil Engineers
| Author | : American Society of Civil Engineers. Library |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 1881 |
| Genre | : Engineering |
| ISBN | : |
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Classed Subject Catalog
| Author | : Engineering Societies Library |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 882 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Classified catalogs (Universal decimal) |
| ISBN | : |
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The Narrow Gauge
| Author | : Blue Ridge Railroad Company (South Carol |
| Publisher | : Nabu Press |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2013-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781295376216 |
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Narrow Gauge: A Report Of The Chief Engineer Of The Blue Ridge Railroad, July, 1871. Printed By Order Of The Board Of Directors Blue Ridge Railroad Company (South Carolina), James P. Low Carolina printing company's book and job office, 1871 Transportation; Railroads; General; Narrow gauge railroads; Railroad gauges; Transportation / Railroads / General; Transportation / Railroads / History
