Historical Markers in Hamilton, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Hamilton, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Hamilton — Diesel Trains on the W&OD —

The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad switched from electric to diesel power during World War II. In 1941-42 the railroad bought its first three diesel-electric engines. Each General Electric engine had 380 horsepower and weighed 44 tons. Later . . . — — Map (db m214373) HM

2 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Hamilton — Hamilton Station —

One of the oldest on the line, Hamilton's train station dates from 1870. It was not in the original plan. When the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railway (later the Washington & Old Dominion) was established in the 1840s, its owners intended to . . . — — Map (db m26961) HM

3 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Hamilton — T-52 — Major General Ben H. Fuller —

Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller was born in Michigan on 27 Feb. 1870. He was graduated from the U.S. Navy Academy in 1889 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1891. Fuller married Katherine H. Offley on 26 Oct. 1892, and they . . . — — Map (db m1194) HM

4 ► Virginia, Loudoun County, Hamilton — Tracks into History — The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad —

The railroad that became the Washington & Old Dominion was born in Alexandria in response to the competition in shipping posed by the port in Baltimore, which was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The B&O was diverting farm produce from . . . — — Map (db m27066) HM

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