Talk:Parkersburg, West Virginia

message: I added the NY Times story by Nathaniel Rich about DuPont polluting the water with PFOA, which is a dangerous chemical. I know this is not a very becoming addition to a city's article, but it is very important nonetheless. My hometown is also polluted by industry and i made sure that this is covered in the article according to reliable sources. Anyway, i am confident that this knowledge is useful to the readers. SageRad (talk) 12:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
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message: I am a wiki novice...
current article states
In 1857 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built a branch line south to the town from Wheeling, West Virginia. 
B&O page shows period map 1876:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad#/media/File:1876_B%26O.jpg
B&O page states
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
From there it was extended to the Ohio River at Wheeling and a few years later also to Parkersburg, West Virginia.
suggested correction to Parkersburg page:
The rail line connected from Grafton to Wheeling on January 1 1853.
The rail line was extended to Parkersburg from Grafton in 1857, not from Wheeling.
Transportation from Wheeling to Parkersburg was via the Ohio River. There was no railroad connection.
A steel and stone bridge was built across the Ohio River between Bellaire, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia in 1871, connecting the B&O to the Central Ohio Railroad, which the B&O had leased starting in 1866. This provided a direct rail connection to Columbus, Ohio, and the lease marked the beginning of a series of expansions to the west and north.
thx DK  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.88.201.173 (talk) 23:15, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Railroad history 

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