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Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.

Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Identifier:
048700
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, President of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Date:
undated
Description:
Huntington was the president of the C. & O. Railway when the line moved, in 1972, into what would later become Hinton and Summers County, W. Va.Huntington purchased, for the railroad, all the land where the City of Hinton now stands at public auction. He later purchased from the railroad all the land that would not be used by the railroad.
Subjects:
Railroads--West Virginia--Hinton., Counties--Summers., Portraits--H., Cities--Hinton., Railroads--Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Personal Names:
Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900.
Corporate Names:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
Acquisition Source:
Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView