Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company
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newport-and-wickford-railroad-and-steamboat-company-161-2268316
title:
Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company
text:
The Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company was a railroad and steamboat operator in Rhode Island. It was first chartered in 1862 as the Wickford Branch Railroad, and intended to connect Wickford Junction station to downtown Wickford, Rhode Island, by rail, and Wickford to Newport, Rhode Island, by steamboat. The company changed its name to the Wickford Railroad in 1864, before adopting its final name in 1870. Construction was completed in 1871, when the railroad began hauling both p
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Railroad in Rhode Island (1871–1909)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_and_Wickford_Railroad_and_Steamboat_Company
date created:
2023-02-08T15:43:04Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:18:42Z
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13
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