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On January 27, 1830, the Lexington and Ohio Railroad Company was in corporated with the powers of constructing a railroad from Lexington to one or more points on the Ohio river, these to be selected by the president and board of directors.23 After the charter had been granted, the project was taken up in earnest.
the records show that the Lexington & Ohio Railroad was one of the first railroads built west of the Allegheny Mountains. Lexington, Kentucky, is named after that famous little Massachusetts town of Revolutionary fame and was settled about that time. The people were fearless and progressive and as time passed with the increase in growth of ...
Historical Marker #69 in Frankfort remembers the Lexington and Ohio Railroad, which was the first railroad in Kentucky. The Lexington and Ohio (L&O) Railroad received a charter from the Kentucky legislature in 1830.
On January 30, 1830, a pivotal moment in history unfolded as the Lexington and Ohio Railroad was officially chartered, setting the stage for a transformative era of transportation. The visionaries behind the Lexington and Ohio Railroad embarked on a journey that would reshape the landscape and foster economic growth.
4 Αυγ 2017 · Although early railroads primarily facilitated travel within Ohio, railroad construction in the mid-1850s began to connect Ohio with the rest of the country. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossed the Appalachian Mountains, providing easier access to and from the East Coast.
The Lexington and Ohio, Kentucky's first railroad was built between Lexington and Frankfort in the early 1830's and began full operation in 1834 using horse pulled cars. The horses were later replaced by wood burning locomotives.
Kentucky Central Railroad. The Kentucky Central Railroad would also connect with Covington, Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in 1856. In time, Lexington, because of perceived rate discrimination on rail shipments between Louisville and Lexington, would turn toward Cincinnati.
