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Stuart, Virginia. / 36.64028°N 80.27389°W / 36.64028; -80.27389. Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, where it is the county seat. [ 5] The population was 1,408 at the 2010 census. The town of Stuart was named after Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, of nearby Ararat, Virginia .
American Civil War era. 4 ft 9 in ( 1,448 mm) [1] The Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D) Company was a railroad that operated independently from 1847 until 1894, first in the U.S. state of Virginia, and later on 3,300 miles (5,300 km) of track in nine states. Chartered on March 9, 1847, the railroad completed its 140-mile (230 km) line ...
Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad: Danville and Western Railway: D&W SOU: 1891 Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad: PRR: 1883 1956 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad: Dismal Swamp Railroad: 1896 1941 N/A East River Railroad: N&W: 1881 1882 Norfolk and Western Railroad: Eastern Shore Railroad: ESHR 1981 2006 Bay Coast ...
It also owned 12.295 miles of yard tracks and sidings. All of the railroad had been acquired by purchase. Corporate history.—The carrier was incorporated in Virginia under the general laws of 1887, for the purpose of acquiring and operating the property of the Danville and New River Railroad Company. Incorporation was effected by J. Willcox ...
3 ft ( 914 mm) Length. 203 miles (327 km) The Atlantic and Danville Railway ( reporting mark AD) was a Class I railroad which operated in Virginia and North Carolina. The company was founded in 1882 and opened its mainline between Portsmouth, Virginia and Danville, Virginia in 1890. The Southern Railway leased the company from 1899–1949.
Stoneman's raid in 1865, also called Stoneman's last raid, [1] was a military campaign in the Upper South during the American Civil War, by Union cavalry troops led by General George Stoneman, in the region of eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and southwestern Virginia.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
108-0058-0012. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. 1995. Designated VLR. April 28, 1995 [3] Location. Danville station, also known as Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot, is a historic train station in Danville, Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak, the United States' national passenger rail service, and is a stop on the Crescent line.