{"product_id":"mill-creek-and-mine-hill-navigation-and-railroad-company-lot-of-4-pieces","title":"Mill Creek and Mine Hill Navigation and Railroad Company (LOT OF 4 PIECES)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/ListingGraphicRepresentativeCertificate.png?v=1700600339\" width=\"145\" height=\"80\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/ListingGraphicGuaranteedAuthentic.png?v=1700587223\" width=\"145\" height=\"80\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/ListingGraphicOver75.png?v=1700589200\" width=\"145\" height=\"80\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eCompany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eMill Creek and Mine Hill Navigation and Railroad Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eCertificate Type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCapital Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eDate Issued\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e1930's and 1940's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eCanceled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eYes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003ePrinter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eAmerican Bank Note Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eSignatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eHand signed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eApproximate Size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003e10 3\/4\" (w) by 7\" (h)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eLot of 4 pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe Mill Creek and Mine Hill Navigation and Railroad Company was a narrow gauge road incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1828. The company’s offices were located in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe line was incorporated “to make a complete canal or slackwater navigation or railroad, in the whole or in part, as to them shall seem most expedient, from a point at or near the mouth of Mill Creek, on the River Schuylkill, to a point on the Centre Turnpike, at or near the foot of the Broad Mountain,\" a distance of 5.637 miles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mill Creek and Mine Hill Navigation and Railroad Company was one of a number of companies incorporated between the years 1826 and 1829 to develop the anthracite coal region of Schuylkill County upon the value of that fuel becoming known and markets being established for it. Prior to the opening of the Schuylkill Canal in 1820, the coal lands of Schuylkill County were practically valueless because of their inaccessibility and the ignorance of the people as to the great worth of that coal as fuel for manufacturing and domestic purposes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe company operated for over 120 years before shutting down on 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eRelated Collections\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003e \u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWRailroad.png?v=1697043934\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/narrow-gauge-railroads\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWNarrowGaugeRailroads.png?v=1695929622\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/pennsylvania-railroads\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWPennsylvaniaRailroads.png?v=1697373242\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/maritime\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"120\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWMaritime.png?v=1696003967\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/canal-companies\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWCanalCompanies_480x480.png?v=1700754193\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/philadelphia-pennsylvania\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNEWPhiladelphiaPennsylvania.png?v=1695911933\" width=\"130\" height=\"120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/pennsylvania\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/CollectionIconNewPennsylvania.png?v=1695911920\" width=\"130\" height=\"120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ghosts of Wall Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48702292459768,"sku":"332bulk","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/332bulk.png?v=1780141873","url":"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/products\/mill-creek-and-mine-hill-navigation-and-railroad-company-lot-of-4-pieces","provider":"Ghosts of Wall Street","version":"1.0","type":"link"}