Early Railroads, Marker G-13
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showbizkid
N 35° 53.603 W 079° 30.795
17S E 634182 N 3973143
This marker commemorates the first meeting held in North Carolina to discuss railroads.
Waymark Code: WMF6D
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2006
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Folks from all over the state attended a big meeting held at William Albright's place in Chatham County in 1828 where there was talk of building railroads and about how one day there would be tracks clear across North Carolina from east to west.
While other states jumped on the railroad bandwagon early, it would be 20 years before a railroad would be built in the state. This early meeting, however, was a sign of things to come.
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