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Mississippi Central Railroad Co stock (83744)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Mississippi Central Railroad Co stock  (83744)
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$1,000 7% Income & Equipment Mortgage Bonds cert #2402 with 20 coupons and 2 train vignettes dated Dec 15, 1873. principal due Dec. 1, 1884. Signed Absolom W. West. pres. In 1852, Mississippi Central Railroad was chartered by Mississippi Legislature to build a railroad from Canton, MS to Grand Junction, TN, financed by wealthy cotton planters in LaGrange TN, and Oxford, MS, passing through the towns of Grenada, Water Valley, Oxford and Holly Springs. 1st passenger trains from Holly Springs to Oxford ran in 1857. During Civil War Grant was stalled and Confederate General Van Dorn lead a raid on his supply base, burning his supplies and railroad. Grant had no way to resupply his army and was forced to end the campaign. Following the Civil War, the RR rebuilt under the leadership of Absolom M. West. Illinois Central Railroad started to acquire the line in 1872. Printed: Helfenstein, Lewis & Greene Litho. Phila. Prag collection. State: Southern Multi-state Rails City: Date: 1873