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Railroads were an important aspect of life in Preston County and West Virginia in times past. The first railroad in the country, the Baltimore & Ohio, began construction through the county prior to 1850. Construction of the 4100 foot tunnel through Cheat Mountain and the Cheat River Grade and Tray Run Viaduct on the same mountain were mammoth undertakings, the likes of which had never been done before. In honour of those who built the railroad, many of them Irish and German immigrants, and in memory of all those who worked on it, rode on it, or simply followed the black-ribboned tracks in their migration to the west, Joy selected a railroad theme for this genealogy page.
So come on, and ride the rails through the Preston County Genealogical Junction with me.
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This page was created in 1996 and last updated on 7 February 2004.
Copyright © 1996-1997 by Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker
Copyright © 1997-2004 by Alan R. Rockwell, Jr. & Eric N. Rockwell
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