Blue Ridge Cemetery Records
Author | : Mrs. Harold Gill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Blue Ridge (Ill.) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mrs. Harold Gill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Blue Ridge (Ill.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2015-10-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 162585630X |
In 1849, Virginia began a bold railroad expansion toward the Ohio River and its lucrative trade connections. The project's plan covered 423 miles and called for piercing two mountain chains with three railroads. The Blue Ridge Railroad was the shortest of these but crossed the most mountainous terrain. At times, hired slaves, who prepared the tracks, and Irish immigrants, who blasted the tunnels, faced challenges that seemed almost insurmountable. Many were killed by explosions and falling rock. Those deaths often resulted in labor strikes. The unrest slowed progress and haunted chief engineer Claudius Crozet for seven years. In this first full-length history of the Blue Ridge Railroad, award-winning author Mary E. Lyons uses a wealth of historical documents to describe construction on what Crozet called "dangerous ground."
Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2014-02-25 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1625849524 |
The true story of the construction of the historic Crozet railroad tunnel—as seen through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it. In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in 1858. More than a century and a half later, the tunnel stands as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, but the stories and lives of those who built it are the true lasting triumph. Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Hunger poured into America resolved to find something to call their own. They would persevere through life in overcrowded shanties and years of blasting through rock to see the tunnel to completion. In this intriguing history, Mary E. Lyons follows three Irish families in their struggle to build Crozet’s famed tunnel—and their American dream. Includes photos and illustrations
Author | : Sally F. Schwenk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : African American cemeteries |
ISBN | : |