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'This stupendous bit of masonry was one of the greatest achievements of early railroading. It was built as a retaining wall for the bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by Benjamin H. Latrobe, along the Cheat River, near Rowlesburg, W. Va., enabling the railway to cling safely to the side of the mountain.'

1. Locomotive Passing Buckhorn Wall Along the Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025768
Title:: Locomotive Passing Buckhorn Wall Along the Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Description:: 'This stupendous bit of masonry was one of the greatest achievements of early railroading. It was built as a retaining wall for the bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by Benjamin H. Latrobe, along the Cheat River, near Rowlesburg, W. Va., enabling the railway to cling safely to the side of the mountain.'

Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.

2. Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025774
Title:: Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1883
Description:: Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.

A locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.

3. Locomotive at Buckhorn Wall on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025775
Title:: Locomotive at Buckhorn Wall on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: A locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.

An illustration depicting a locomotive engine running along the Cheat River; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 277.

4. Train in the Heart of the Alleghenies on the Cheat River

IDNO:: 025778
Title:: Train in the Heart of the Alleghenies on the Cheat River
Date:: 1883
Description:: An illustration depicting a locomotive engine running along the Cheat River; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 277.

'An illustration depicting a scenery on Cheat River copied from William Prescott Smith's The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857 (n.x. 1858), facing p. 162. View on 'Cheat River Grade At the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, 25.7 Miles from Baltimore.'

5. View on Cheat River Grade at the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025779
Title:: View on Cheat River Grade at the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1857
Description:: 'An illustration depicting a scenery on Cheat River copied from William Prescott Smith's The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857 (n.x. 1858), facing p. 162. View on 'Cheat River Grade At the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, 25.7 Miles from Baltimore.'