The Orange Belt Railroad Co., incorporated in 1882 with capital stock of $1.3 million and a federal land grant of 88,687.92 acres, was Lake County’s third railroad.

Scholes, who grew up in Tacoma, told KIRO Newsradio he’s well aware of the impact of the 19th-century railroad decision on downtown Seattle and of other examples of the city’s grit.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.

The Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway was the successor of other 19th-century railroads, including the Wisconsin Central Railway, which, as its name suggests, had a focus on rail ...

Fort Wayne group acquires 19th century railroad station in Steuben County to aid tourism by: Clayton McMahan. Posted: Aug 11, 2023 / 05:05 PM EDT. Updated: Aug 11, 2023 / 05:36 PM EDT.

Search is on for Underground Railroad artifacts near 19th-century Boston home Published: Sep. 27, 2022, 11:01 a.m. 558 Massachusetts Ave. building in Boston's South End neighborhood.

It’s widely understood that the late 19th century was an age of technological splendor and economic consolidation, and this is true enough. Thomas Scott and Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould ...