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LOOKING WEST. APPROACH CUTS SHOWING DIFFERENCE IN GRADE OF EARLY (RIGHT) AND LATER LEVELS. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood Tunnel, Tunnelton, Preston County, WV
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LOOKING WEST. APPROACH CUTS SHOWING DIFFERENCE IN GRADE OF EARLY (RIGHT) AND LATER LEVELS. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood Tunnel, Tunnelton, Preston County, WV
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Fink, Albert; LaTrobe, Benjamin H
Depicted place West Virginia; Preston County; Tunnelton
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WVA,39-TUN.V,1-3
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Kingwood tunnel was the major tunnel on the B.O. mainline between Baltimore and Wheeling. Its construction involved the invention of new tunneling techniques and the use of prefabricated iron arch segments. It was the longest tunnel in America in 1852.
  • Survey number: HAER WV-16
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wv0113.photos.173785p
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