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Huntington in Cabell County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake & Ohio 1308
 
Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Marker Photo, Click for full size
By John Rappold, March 3, 2007
1. Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Marker
 
Inscription. The 1308,built in 1949, was one of the last working steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for a Class 1 railroad in the USA. It primarily hauled coal from Logan Co. Retired from C&O Railway service in 1956. Moved in September 1962 to its present location. The 1308 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2003.
 
Erected 2003.
 
Location. 38° 24.31′ N, 82° 28.62′ W. Marker is in Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County. Marker is at the intersection of West 14th Street and Memorial Boulevard on West 14th Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntington WV 25701, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Elk River Coal & Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive (approx. 2.3 miles away); One Room School Museum (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ceredo - Kenova (approx. 6.2 miles away); Old Toll House (approx. 10 miles away); Ashland (approx. 10.1 miles away in Kentucky); Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.2 miles away in Kentucky); War Memorial (approx. 11.1 miles away in Kentucky); Ironton Tanks / Tanks Memorial Stadium (approx. 13.4 miles away in Ohio). Click for a list of all markers in Huntington.
 
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Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Locomotive Photo, Click for full size
By John Rappold, March 3, 2007
2. Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Locomotive
 
 NRHP Registration Form with photos. (Submitted on October 20, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 16, 2012, by John Rappold of Huntington, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 95 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2012, by John Rappold of Huntington, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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