Terre-Haute & Richmond Rail-Road Company Stock Certificate (Dated 1862)

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Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Terre-Haute and Richmond Rail-Road Company dating back to the 1860's. This document, which is signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by C. C. Childs, Printer, of New York and measures approximately 9 3/4" (w) by 8" (h).
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Historical Context
The National Road, the major east-west thoroughfare, reached
in 1835. The arrival of the Wabash and Erie Canal in 1849 preceded too closely the advent of the more dependable
for the waterway to have a significant economic impact. Still the
was the principal means of travel to the north for a decade. Even as the canal construction neared Terre Haute, plans went forward to bring rails from Richmond,
, along the course of the National Road. The
, incorporated on January 26, 1847 and completed in 1852, was the initial line of a rail network that added considerably to the city's reputation as a transportation crossroads.
across the Wabash and its tributaries linked the various transport resources, fostered travel, facilitated business, and extended the city's range of influence.
In 1865, the name of the line was changed to the
, before eventually becoming part of the
.