Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-17
SHEN. VALLEY r. R.
tROSSINGSOF THE FIRST TRAIN
OVER TIE POTOMAC RlF ER
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

FRIDAY tho 9th Of July, 1880, may
An IVA ,h,ed &c y memorable epoch in
liz sn,ols of Sbcnbcrdstown; since il,
.-... - ,,., aos ,sat ,be first loc,mo.
Two. viii is o,teoian, train of ears,
,u...oa IL, p,,o,rot ., This p,a.e. on
.,....a.f. .o.o,.,.,o1 b,,,no os tho
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.o,n,,,o,;on 90 wo,l which few be-
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~. 40 40. ;,,nre 70 ,beir
an ;,,;,od;o+o bo,oft nrompts them
!, nrovo,, o,bors doing what they can
49,, IL ,hoo..i,,os ood world not do if
,hav oorld but even some who ought
J. lao boo, ,o,tor informed and from
,,,t,-- ,o,, vos oxpec,cd rather than
,:-,...ao oou,r;hr+oa 70 IL. comr,o,
..o.,. % o1yo,so cr;,;,sm unon The pro
80, H.. - ,4.ns;, j., rs;l ocross the
.;.or =, ,,,is no;rt, wbinb indeed y well
1.no,rn s,o;neer Of = rival CORPORATION,
- . no;obborino State sapely asserted
A,s 90 ;nnraeticauie that; if persisted
n wo,1d rsduire stationary steam en-
,;no on each hank TO let the trains down
~. s;a. o,J n bois, Them nm on the
s,ho,,
put moi witbs,andinp al This and in
,,;,a of tho concentrated and long con
,;nusd efforts of influential citizens, cor
noyat;obs and communities 10 induce
H. ctonon1ooh Valley Railroad Com.
.hoxo tho location of lie line
- IL o;,hor nJor,insburo Bed
,nc.on Or powo,rs Bend IFS poirt of in
,orsec,;on with the Cumberland Valley
ro.d those having tile matter in charge
&C., coref,I consideration Of the pros
and RIM, concerning it, concluded not
N main the ont-ot-tbe-wav de,our
through Berkeley county but 10 adhere
to ,hc;r ORIGINAL location of direct
route TO Uarerstown by bridging the
river az this place, the wisdom of which
so3ciusiop is now apparent to every
hodv I'm, those few unfortunately con-
stint, ;ra;vidas,s who being afflicted
with chronic crabbidness, are accustomed
10 look mon our railroad enterprise and
10 MANAGEMENT with the ;aundiced eyes
.c.-.,.s., e.o,, 1.-Two ,ou love, of ,hcir
f.
G. snop therefore IS It was deter
,n;,.d % run III, road due north to
Haoerstown instead Of having it reach
,bors nv a ropnd about way, westward
l., ,oroso ,be Cinnamon and through q
,yre,cbedlv poor region of rugged pine
IN. tho Sben,ndoob Valley Coustruc-
,;o, rp,cnonv of PHILADELPHIA (Which
nod ,,o.trof.ea with the Shenandoah
vo,,sv Ra;lroad Comnanv 70 complete
H. roaN ,,s, M ,;,oo in securing the
5000 - o,or,,,or ofNIoss,s Cofrodo
% -. IS ponns,,ro,;, who GRO
49,, ,, or;oroad
hr;dae builders in the country and the
loaui, "a tho, o,r he,p,ifnl river here is
.,..;,,o, J., 49, ,a,,;,oh,v bn;l, and
~" 'r ,r,,-,. 90 o,,. ,o;,rood oor,
.". aoat dos;rn
;.,oa .,s bo>o aas,r;bod
10 construction and given its dimen-
49,. cha. ~. mood only now cav Of
:. 49,. =, =, aso gao, of ,res,linc
,no Mar,,.na .;de ;,s ortire lenoth
,;onr,, 49,, d. =. ho;,,h, above
90. =. h., Goo