Bibliograph

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland, David Shackelford

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Label

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland, David Shackelford

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

David Shackelford

Series statement

Images of rail

Summary

Incorporated in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was one of America's first railroads, and Maryland was its heart and soul. The B&O's creation was a tangible symbol of the Industrial Revolution, representing commerce and progress to towns along its route. Its headquarters and operations, centered in Baltimore, provided years of economic growth for the port city. This book contains images of well-known stations in Maryland, including Ellicott City Station, Gaithersburg Station, Camden Station, and the Mount Clare Shops-a self-contained industrial city, now home to the B&O Railroad Museum. Some stations still exist and are home to small museums or restaurants; others no longer stand, but images of them will remind even the casual historian of a time when railroads were a part of everyday life in America. Take a step back in time and revisit the sites, stations, and trains of the B&O that were once part of everyday life in Maryland and remember the glory of a bygone era

Target audience

adult

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Maryland

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