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Author: John R. Waite
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9781570722721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTelling the story of Tweetsie Railroad and the East Tennessee Railway, this book documents the history of the standard gauge ET & WNC after the narrow gauge was gone and is illustrated with many maps and photographs.
Author: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1625849524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Author: Wilds L. Pierce, 3rd
Publisher:
Published: 2021-01-31
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780578835938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1996, Wilds Lovick Pierce II, owner of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, and local supporters had a vision for a return of passenger rail travel in North Georgia. The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway became a reality and carried its first passengers in 1998. Since then, over a millions passengers have experienced the joys of train travel through the mountains. The story of the scenic railway's inceptions and early days with volunteer staff provides an enjoyable read.
Author: Herbert H. Harwood
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 152
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas T. Fetters
Publisher: Timbertimes Incorporated
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780965021395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467144908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virginians from local slaveholders, including four connected with nearby University of Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel and Blue Ridge Railroad historian Mary E. Lyons explored hundreds of primary documents to write the first nonfiction book about slave labor on a specific antebellum railroad. She shares hundreds of enslaved people's names, traces where they toiled along the line and describes their backbreaking--and sometimes fatal--tasks.
Author: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-10-19
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 162585630X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1849, Virginia began a bold railroad expansion toward the Ohio River and its lucrative trade connections. The project's plan covered 423 miles and called for piercing two mountain chains with three railroads. The Blue Ridge Railroad was the shortest of these but crossed the most mountainous terrain. At times, hired slaves, who prepared the tracks, and Irish immigrants, who blasted the tunnels, faced challenges that seemed almost insurmountable. Many were killed by explosions and falling rock. Those deaths often resulted in labor strikes. The unrest slowed progress and haunted chief engineer Claudius Crozet for seven years. In this first full-length history of the Blue Ridge Railroad, award-winning author Mary E. Lyons uses a wealth of historical documents to describe construction on what Crozet called "dangerous ground."
Author: South Carolina. Governor (1868-1874 : Scott)
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2020-11-10
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1430144467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the award-winning author and illustrator of Before She Was Harriet comes an original and moving perspective of the Great Migration, as seen through the eyes of the young girl Ruth Ellen, whose family journeys from North Carolina to New York City.
Author: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020-03-30
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1439669473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virginians from local slaveholders, including four connected with nearby University of Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel and Blue Ridge Railroad historian Mary E. Lyons explored hundreds of primary documents to write the first nonfiction book about slave labor on a specific antebellum railroad. She shares hundreds of enslaved people's names, traces where they toiled along the line and describes their backbreaking--and sometimes fatal--tasks.
