MARIETTA & CINCINNATI RAILROAD Stock 1881. Cincinnati, OH. Southern Ohio VF++

Description

The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company. Stock issued May 1
7
, 1881. Incorporated in the State of Ohio (reorganized in 1860).
Embossed company seal lower right. Serial No. 63
42
was issued to William Heath & Company for 20 shares of First Preference capital stock ( per share). Hand signed by company president and secretary. Certificate is about 7” x 10.5.” Black print with light-brown borders and underprint.
Vignette with state seal of Ohio (center) between train (left) and ships in harbor (right).
The Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road was one of five important east-west railroads of southern Ohio; it was later absorbed by the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Its original route ran from Marietta through Vincent, Athens, Hamden, Chillicothe, Greenfield, Blanchester, and Loveland, Ohio. It had two main branches: Blanchester to Hillsboro, which was originally part of the Hillsboro and Cincinnati Railroad; and Hamden to Portsmouth, Ohio, originally part of the Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad.
The
Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road
was founded as the Belpre and Cincinnati Railroad (B&C) in 1845. The first through-train from Cincinnati, using the tracks of The Little Miami Railroad to reach Loveland, ran on April 9, 1857. The
Marietta and Cincinnati Rail Road
operated a ferry for the 14 miles downriver from Marietta to Parkersburg, so that travelers and freight could be transferred between it’s trains and the B&O system trains.
Condition:  Very Fine++
, no folds, very minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos), stamp and punch
.
Printer:
Bank Note Company, New York.
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