The Ohio Extension
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uccacher
N 37° 39.794 W 082° 14.443
17S E 390569 N 4169175
Marker located along WV 49, 4 miles south of Williamson and about 1 mile east of the Route 52 intersection.
Waymark Code: WMF7MY
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2012
Views: 11
Near this spot, the two sections of the greatest construction project undertaken by the Norfolk & Western RR were joined on Sept. 22, 1892. Starting from Kenova and Elkhorn two years earlier, its completion took 5,000 men and changed the line's character from that of a southern agrarian road into a major Atlantic-Midwest trunk route and mighty "Pocahontas Coal Carrier." Known since 1982 as Norfolk Southern. Dedicated by N&W Historical Society, June 19, 1992.
Marker Title: The Ohio Extension
Marker Location: Southside of WV 49
County or Independent City: Williamson, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: N&W Historical Society / West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Marker Number: Not listed
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