Matewan Question

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Jim: the WV quad is DELBARTON.  Matewan and the oxbow are at the  bottom 
edge.  The Ohio River extension of the N & W went into service  November 1892, so 
as close to that date as available.  Would also be  helpful to have the date 
of construction for the tunnels, if anyone has that  information.  From 'legal' 
distance, even with my best telephoto, could not  pick out any dates on the 
portals.
 
Example, not N & W, of what we can learn from old maps.  I  was looking at 
the former NYC trackage on the north side of the Harlem  River in New York City. 
 Noticed one piece of land in the Bronx is  marked as being in the borough of 
Manhattan !  Found an older map of the  area; in the 19th century, there was 
a loop in the Harlem River at that point,  and the original NYC main line 
followed the top of the loop.  later, the  land was filled in and the NYC main 
line was straightened; but that area is  still Manhattan, not the Bronx.  
 
Jerome Crosson
 
    
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