Stock Certificate, Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1835
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Artifact Overview
A number of cities invested in early railroads. Louisville, Kentucky, acquired two thousand shares of the Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company in 1835. The railroad, authorized in 1830, was to build a line from Lexington, Kentucky, west to the Ohio River. Money was a constant problem however and only a merger in 1858 completed the line.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stock certificate
Date Made
28 December 1835
Subject Date
28 December 1835
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1263
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 12.25 in
Width: 15.125 in
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