The Piedmont And Northern PDF Download

An extension of James B. Duke's Southern Power and Utilities Company, the Piedmont and Northern Railroad was an electric interurban railroad that operated in the piedmont region of North and South Carolina. Powered by electric current, the P&N was a unique mode of transportation in the piedmont of North and South Carolina during the early years of the twentieth century. Not only was the railroad considered to be the most successful of all electric interurban lines, it also played an important role in the industrial development of the piedmont. In addition, most of the railroad's various depots and shop buildings were designed by Charles Christian Hook, an architect of regional importance. Since the railroad's absorption by Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1969 many of the extant physical reminders of this important railroad, which assisted in the industrialization of the region, have slowly fallen victim to the ravages of time and have faded into history. This study seeks to identify the extant remaining structures of the Piedmont and Northern Railroad and to also identify tools at the federal and state level that can assist in their preservation for the cultural enrichment of future generations.