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Eugene LeHardy diary
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Creator: |
LeHardy, Eugene, -1874 |
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Dates: |
1851-1853 |
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The collection consists of a diary of Eugene LeHardy, written at Rome, Georgia, from 1851 to 1853. Written entirely in French,
LeHardy details his work surveying a railroad line between Rome, Georgia and Jacksonville, Alabama, probably the Selma, Rome
and Dalton Railroad Company. Also includes comments on business affairs, farming and gardening, fruit growing, weather, and
an interesting passage on an exhibition of the Etowah Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
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ms1046 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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R.H. Everett letter regarding Georgia railroads
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Everett, R. H. |
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Dates: |
1891 |
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The collection consists of one letter from R.H. Everett of the J.W. Worthington and Company, a railroad construction company
of Birmingham, Alabama proposing a rail connection in North Georgia. He states that a line that can be linked to Birmingham
and then Kansas City through North Georgia, particularly with a line running to a seaport, could be very profitable.
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ms4308 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company letter book
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Creator: |
Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company |
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Dates: |
1868-1871 |
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The collection consists of the letter book of Eugene LeHardy, chief engineer for the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company
from April, 1868 - October, 1871. The letters are mainly addressed to the railroad's officers including E.G. Barney, George
M. Chapman, J. H. Delano, and D. S. Printup and discuss the building of the railroad and other rail and civic business in
northwest Georgia and Alabama.
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ms1048 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia railways: timetables and miscellany
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1896-1937 |
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The collection consists of timetables and brochures that reflect the development of the railroad centered in or servicing
Georgia. Many of the brochures are undated but appear to be from the early 1920s.
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Identifier: |
ms2518 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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