September 8, 1890
Harmon, Parsons and Rowlesburgh Railroad Company incorporated
The Harmon, Parsons and Rowlesburgh Railroad Company was incorporated in West Virginia by the following: Charles H. Barritt, James Goodfellow, Julius B. Price, Jr., William H. Smith of Philadelphia County; and Charles G. Mayhew of Wayne, PA. The company's purpose was to construct a railroad from at or near Harmon in Randolph County to a point at or near Rowlesburg in Preston County, with its main office in Parsons, Tucker County.
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