Bristol
—Lynchburg – 1830
—No support – 1837 Va. Legislature
—1848 – gathered half million dollars (2 days). 8,000 people raised the money in Lynchburg for railroad
—Bristol (small hamlet) 800 people (1856)
—1880 – 40,000 population growth due to railroad connection (combined cities)
—First train with freight and passengers in Roanoke (Big
Lick) 1852.
—Train in Bristol 1856 – Big celebration – 204 miles
—Railroad Company VA - TN