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A Piece of WV History
02 Aug

As the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was being completed to Wheeling, Parkersburg supporters continued to push for a connection to their city. In 1851, the Virginia legislature approved the charter for a railroad to run from the B&O main line ...

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