Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway Company
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Beautifully engraved antique bond certificate from the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway Company dating back to the 1890's. This document, which has been signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and measures approximately 10" (w) by 14 1/2" (h).
This certificate features a wharf with multiple ships, a warehouse and a train.
20 coupons remain attached at the top margin.
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Historical Context
The Northern Railroad was incorporated on May 14, 1845 for the purpose of connecting Ogdensburg on the St. Lawrence River to Rouses Point on Lake Champlain. An organizational meeting held in Ogdensburg in June, 1845 elected George Parish (later Baron von Senftenburg) as president, S. S. Walley as treasurer, James G. Hopkins as secretary, and Col. Charles L. Schiatter as chief engineer-superintendent. George Parish was allegedly upset that the route would not go through Parishville, named after his uncle David Parish, and resigned a few months that. He was replaced by Boston financier T.P. Chandler.
The railroad completed construction to Rouses Point on October 1, 1850. A connection was shortly after made to the Vermont and Canada Railroad in the State of Vermont when the railroads opened a floating bridge across lake Champlain on September 1, 1851. This gave the Northern Railroad access to the markets in the growing New England cities. The shipment of agricultural products, especially butter, from New York farms to cities such as Boston was an sizeable part of the line's traffic. The company is alleged to have built and operated the first refrigerator car on an American railroad, starting operation in June, 1851 for shipping butter. Along with the rail line the company invested in docks and a grain elevator in Ogdensburg to serve steamship traffic.
The company was reorganized as the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway Company in 1864.
In 1900, the line was purchased by the Rutland Railroad and became its Ogdensburg Branch.
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