Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Company
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Product Details
| Company | Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Company |
| Certificate Type | Capital Stock |
| Date Issued | September 1, 1876 |
| Canceled | Yes |
| Printer |
Wm. Mann |
| Signatures | Hand signed |
| Approximate Size |
11 1/2" (w) by 7 1/2" (h) |
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| Authentic | Yes |
| Additional Details | NA |
Historical Context
Begun as an idea of the businessmen of Warren, Pennsylvania about 1833 to build a railway following the Conewango River valley north toward Lake Erie. The idea produced no action until 1853, when 1700 shares of stock were sold, but it wasn't until the winter of 1866 that several influential men of Chautauqua County, New York started stoking the fires of progress. By April 1867, the New York State Legislature issued a charter for the Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railroad Company to sell stock, and on June 17, 1867 that actual work began. The first passenger train ran over the line on June 22, 1871, from Dunkirk, New York to at least Falconer, New York.
The Dunkirk, Allegheny and Pittsburgh incorporated on December 31, 1872 as a merger of the Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway Company and the Warren and Venango Railroad Company. Four days after incorporation, on January 3, 1873, the DAV&P was leased to the New York Central and Hudson River RR for a term of 501 years.
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