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Morris Canal and Banking Company

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Beaver Meadow Railroad and Coal Company stock transfer books

 Collection
Accession: 0669
Abstract:

Incorporated in 1830, Beaver Meadow Railroad & Coal Company transported anthracite coal mined in Beaver Meadow to Philadelphia markets. The company merged into the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1864. Their records consist of stock transfer books in two volumes, dated 1833 to 1846 and 1861 to 1863, which list transactions of the company shares and changes in ownership.

Dates: 1833-1863

John Watson engineering notebooks

 Collection
Accession: 0171
Abstract:

John Watson (1774-1864), a Quaker, worked as a land surveyor in Pennsylvania during the early nineteenth century. The collection consists of five volumes relating to the construction of the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal.

Dates: 1830-1832

Lehigh Valley Railroad Company records

 Collection
Accession: 1917
Abstract:

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company was one of the major anthracite railroads and formed a secondary trunk line between Jersey City, New Jersey and Buffalo, New York. Their records consist of minute books, corporate histories, voluntary reorganization plans, and an illustrated brochure on Claremont Terminal.

Dates: 1847-1971

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Anthracite coal industry 2
Railroads 2
Canals 1
Delaware Canal (Pa.) 1
Field notes 1