Project Gutenberg 2012-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 176 Hungerford, Edward 1875 1948 The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg Railroad Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad" by Edward Hungerford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This detailed narrative traces the development and impact of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburgh Railroad, emphasizing its significance to the early transportation landscape of Northern New York. The book explores the struggles, triumphs, and eventual success of this railway, highlighting the human stories and the societal transformations that accompanied its construction. The opening of the book sets the stage by recalling the historical context of transportation in Northern New York before the arrival of the railroad. It discusses the challenges faced by settlers due to poor transportation options like coach travel and early canals. In this context, the author introduces the inception of the railroad, which was a solution to the need for better connectivity and commerce in the region. The writing emphasizes the ambitious efforts of local pioneers who envisioned and fought for the railroad's establishment amidst political and financial challenges, paving the way for a transformative era in regional transportation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39021/39021-h/images/cover.jpg en Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad Company Railroads -- New York (State) -- History F106 HE Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 418792 418799 2024-09-16T11:43:00.802437 2023-09-17T06:32:41.942340 text/html text/html 422727 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 609172 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 677908 2024-09-16T11:43:07.337386 application/epub+zip 682263 2024-09-16T11:43:01.792404 application/epub+zip 209293 2024-09-16T11:43:01.289416 application/epub+zip 806724 2024-09-16T11:43:11.382365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764580 2024-09-16T11:43:06.730379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293126 2022-09-17T18:08:06.190424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367309 367117 2024-09-16T11:42:59.950423 2023-09-17T06:32:41.151378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 367167 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137188 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 367158 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137135 2021-01-08T15:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20655 2024-09-16T11:43:11.524346 application/rdf+xml 13821 2024-09-16T11:43:01.386395 image/jpeg 1992 2024-09-16T11:43:01.338402 image/jpeg 610423 2024-09-16T11:43:00.858420 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia