Hagerstown: Railroading Around the Hub City

(Part of the Images of Rail Series)

by Mary H. Rubin

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Hagerstown, Maryland's history is inextricably linked to the railroad. Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the city created. The first train cars from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached the limits of Washington County on December 3, 1834, where the line crossed into Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The railroad was instrumental in transporting both goods and passengers and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0738515078

ISBN13:9780738515076

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 7.1" x 8.7"

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