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Cape May and Millville Railroad Co (83758)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 - 250.00 USD
Cape May and Millville Railroad Co  (83758)
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12 shares of Cape May and Millville Railroad Co, cert. #12 issued to Israel Leaming on Sept 19, 1863. Assigned March 28, 1868, signed C B. Grugan, pres. and Bayard, secy. Adhesive RN stamps - one front and one back. Vignette of the beach with people in water and on sand with hotels in background. March 9, 1863, group of Cape May County investors granted a charter by the state of New Jersey to build the Cape May & Millville Railroad. Construction was completed in 1867, and leased in 1869. The RR didn't reach Cape May until the Civil War year of 1863. That brought people from Philadelphia to the sea in 3-1/2 hours. Printed: P.S. Duval & Son. Lith. Phila. Prag collection. State: New Jersey City: Date: 1863