FIRST -- Railroad in Virginia - Midlothian, VA
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N 37° 30.145 W 077° 38.863
18S E 265953 N 4153903
The first railroad in Virginia was located here in Midlothian, just west of Richmond.
Waymark Code: WM12YDP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2020
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The plaque says, "South of here are the Midlothian Coal Mines, probably the oldest coal mines in America. Coal was first mined here before 1730, and during the Revolution, coal from these mines supplied the canon foundry at Westham. The first railroad in Virginia was built from the Midlothian mines to the town of Manchester in 1831. The mines produced coal that was used in casting cannon at the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond during the Civil War. Mining operations ceased in 1923."
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