Fall 1899
Track laying begins on the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad
James J. Brown reports that track laying for the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad began in fall 1899. By the end of 1900, twelve miles of standard-gauge, single-track railroad had been completed from Morgantown to Cascade.
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James J. Brown, “The Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad,” Proceedings and Papers of the Monongalia Historical Society, no. 8 (December 2010), p. 3
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