Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad celebration invitation
Collection
Identifier: AC-751
Scope and Contents
This is an invitation "To the citizens of Talladega County..." to celebrate the completion ofthe Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad to the Hundred Mile Station, for July 15th, (1859). The envelope and a name card for Ada F. Terry are included with the invitation.
Dates
- 1859
Language
All materials in this collection are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room without restrictions.
Historical Note
Chartered in 1848, the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad took over work on an earlier road and intended to connect Selma, Alabama with Gadsden and other roads going north to Nashville, Tennessee. Construction began in 1851 and had reached Blue Mountain, northeast of Talladega, by May 1862, when construction stopped (grading to Gadsden was well under way). The Confederacy attempted to extend the road from Blue Mountain to Rome, Georgia in order to provide another source of supply for the army in the Chattanooga area. No rails were laid, but the graded bed was used by supply wagons. A 4-mile long Branch was constructed to reach a nail factory and coal fields. Today this railway is a shortline railway operating over tracks formerly operated by CSX Transportation. No history could be found on the 1859 celebration.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This is an invitation to celebrate the completion of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad to the Hundred Mile Station by giving a Public Dinner in Talladega County, Alabama, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Sy Henderson of Winchester, Tennessee.
Arrangement
There is no formal arrangement in this collection.
Acquisitions Information
This item was purchased from Michael Ginsberg Books in 2008 and accessioned as AC.2011.017.
Processing Information
This was processed by Anita Elliott, January 2014. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.
- Title
- AC.751: Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad celebration invitation, 1859
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anita Elliott
- Date
- 1/22/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Appalachian State University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
