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A route was surveyed from there to Middletown, but, as built, the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad only extended from a connection with the NY&E in Middletown to Unionville, which was reached on December 6, 1867, [7] after fourteen months of construction. Freight cars received from the Erie made the 14-mile (23 km) trip to ...
The museum was founded in 1977, when the Southern Railway deeded 4 acres (16,000 m 2) of land to North Carolina for a transportation museum. Two years later, another 53 acres (210,000 m 2 ) was added to the original donation; the entirety of the railway's largest former steam locomotive repair shops.
The carrier's property was acquired by reorganization, the original road extending from Middletown to the New York-New Jersey State line, a distance of 14.103 miles. The road was constructed by the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad Company, under contract (the terms are not of record) between October 8, 1866, and May 8, 1868, and ...
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Formerly North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, science and natural history exhibits Museum of North Carolina Minerals: Spruce Pine: Mitchell: Western: Natural history: Minerals and gems found in the area and state [65] [66] Museum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery: Seagrove: Randolph: Piedmont Triad: Art: Features displays from ...
The Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad (M&H) uses both steam and diesel locomotives for passenger excursions. Coaches are 1920s-vintage Delaware, Lackawanna & Western High-Roof MU Trailers . Passengers board at the 1891-era freight station in Middletown for an 11-mile (18 km) round-trip excursion along the Swatara Creek and Union Canal ; a ...
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.