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By Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009
Emporia Train Depot
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| On Halifax Street at Baker Street, on the right when traveling north on Halifax Street. |
| | The Petersburg Railroad was constructed in the early 1830s between Petersburg, Virginia and Weldon, North Carolina, through the towns of Belfield and Hicksford (present-day Emporia). It is considered the first railroad in the South built in a . . . — — Map (db m18866) HM |
| On East 2nd Street (U.S. 158) at Washington Avenue (County Road 1651), on the right when traveling west on East 2nd Street. |
| | Longest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was nearby. — — Map (db m222013) HM |
Jun. 4, 2024