Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad Owned by William C. Stiles, Jr., William R. Sterling, J. N. Camden, Samuel D. Karns, and Austin Gunnison

Identifier:

038475

Title:

Laurel Fork & Sand Hill Railroad Owned by William C. Stiles, Jr., William R. Sterling, J. N. Camden, Samuel D. Karns, and Austin Gunnison

Date:

1870/December

Description:

Established in 1866. The route of the line ran from the Baltimore & Ohio's Parkersburg Branch, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, north, east and west. In practice it went to the oilfield at Volcano and no farther. In the photograph, the name "Maj. W. R. Sterling" is written across the engine.

Subjects:

Steam locomotives., Railroads--Engines and Cars.

Corporate Names:

Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad Company., Major W.R. Sterling (Locomotive)

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView