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Re: (rshsdepot) Great Railroad Stations - Cumberland, MD

There are some problems with Dahl's narrative.  Charles Carroll of Carrollton (not Lewis Carroll, who wrote "Alice in Wonderland") was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence who broke ground for the B&O on July 4, 1828, not in 1830.  The C&O canal also began construction the same day; it reached Cumberland in 1850, by which time the railroad was nearing its original goal of Wheeling on the Ohio River.










>>> jdent1_@_optonline.net 03/22/05 12:45AM >>>
A new "Great Railroad Station" article, by John Dahl, about the Western 
Maryland Railroad depot in Cumberland, MD has been added to the list 
website.

See: http://www.trainweb.org/rshs/great_railroad_stations.htm 
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org