Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills,
Scope and Content
The Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills contains five bills from the Virginia General Assembly relating to turnpikes around Wythe and Grayson counties, Virginia and the associated companies. The bills disucss the creation of the Grayson-Raleigh Turnpike and the Wytheville and Grayson Turnpike. The first bill, dated January 25, 1848, specified how the incorporated company was to be set up. The other four bills, dated January 25, 1858, denote increasing the stock, relief of fines, and authorize completion of the project.
Dates
- Creation: 1848, 1858
Creator
- Virginia. General Assembly (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
Grayson and Wythe counties are situated in the New River Valley in southwestern Virginia. Wythe County was founded in 1790, Grayson County was founded in 1793 from part of Wythe County. Many turnpikes were built through these counties in the 1840s and 1850s to connect valuable mineral resources as well a rural towns and cities.The Grayson-Raleigh (WV) Turnpike and the Wytheville Turnpike were completed around 1860.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills contains five bills from the Virginia General Assembly relating to the construction of turnpikes around Wythe and Grayson counties, Virginia and the associated companies.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Acquisition Information
The Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills were purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virgina General Assembly, Transpotation Bills was completed in September 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to Virginia General Assembly, Transportation Bills, 1848, 1858
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Kimberly Staub
- Date
- ©2010 By Virginina Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu