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Title |
"Abbreviated History of the O & M Railway and the B & O Railroad" (ca. 1965-1970) |
Object Name |
Report |
Catalog Number |
2021.FIC.0356 |
People |
Crane, Ella Kelso, Stephen Smith, Robert F. Spillman, Alva C. Spillman, Ella |
Scope & Content |
Three copies of an undated report prepared by Alva C. "Bud" Spillman from Washington, Indiana, "Abbreviated History of the O & M Railway and the B & O Railroad" (ca. 1965-1970) about the Ohio & Mississippi and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad companies that played such an important role in the development of Washington and Daviess County. Several generations of Mr. Spillman's family, including Mr. Spillman, worked for either the O & M or the B & O Railroad companies. The Ohio and Mississippi (O & M) Railroad Co. was organized in 1854. It operated a railroad between Cincinnati, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri that was completed in 1857 and passed through Washington. The O & M went insolvent in 1867 and was reorganized as the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. In 1893 it merged with the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. In 1899 the O & M was taken over by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. |
Search Terms |
B & O Railroad Co. B & O Roundhouse B & O Shops Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Co. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. Spillman Family |