March 30, 1861
Preston and Augusta Railroad Company incorporated
The Virginia General Assembly passed an act which incorporated the Preston and Augusta Railroad Company to construct a railroad from near Portland in Preston County on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to connect with the Virginia Central Railroad at or near Staunton in Augusta County. Source: Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia.
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