Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Between Baltimore and Pittsburgh on Trains Nos. 5 and 6, "New York and Chicago Limited" The Most Historical and Picturesque Railway in America
Part of the road between Baltimore and Washington was the first railroad built in America. The line from Washington to Pitts burg is along the old National Road, laid out by George Washington, Civil Engineer, in 1753. The line between Cumberland and Pittsburg was the arena of the fourth and last French and Indian War. The entire line be tween Washington and Pittsburg figured prom inently in the Civil War, and is dotted with historical points. Not only is the Baltimore Ohio the most historical road in America, but is the most picturesque route through the Alleghenies, and the scenery is unparal leled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
