"Virginia Creeper" Railroad

"Virginia Creeper" Railroad (HM18Q7)

Location: Whitetop, VA 24292 Grayson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 35.977', W 81° 37.575'

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The Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk & WesternRailway was nicknamed the "Virginia Creeper,"likely for the train's slow speed through thismountainous region. Initially chartered by theAbingdon Coal & Iron Railroad in 1887, little construction occurred until it was reorganized intothe Virginia-Carolina Railway in 1898. By 1901the railroad began providing passenger andfreight service from Abingdon to Damascusand by 1913 reached Whitetop Station. By 1915service was extended to present-day Todd, NorthCarolina. The line merged into the Norfolk &Western Railway in 1919. The last train ranin 1977. In the 1980s a portion of the old railroad bed was converted into the VirginiaCreeper National Recreation Trail.
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HM NumberHM18Q7
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Marker NumberUE-10
Year Placed2002
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 6:45pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 443987 N 4050640
Decimal Degrees36.59961667, -81.62625000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 35.977', W 81° 37.575'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 35' 58.62" N, 81° 37' 34.50" W
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Area Code(s)276
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23438-23450 Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, Whitetop VA 24292, US
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