The Railroad comes through

The Railroad comes through

Bush Hill looses acreage due to do the railroads

In 1850 workmen began to clear a line through Bush Hill for the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Richard William Scott described the first passage of the train in his Day Book, July 4, 1851: “We witnessed for the first time today, a train carrying about 600 people going on an excursion on the road to Backlick, a distance of 11 miles from Alexandria and the present termination of the rails—as seen from the north windows (6 in number) passing through our meadow with their gay passengers, presented a very pretty sight and to me one of great interest.”
Jane Ward- Identity and relation to the Scott Family is unknown. 

Marianne Cinalli

Alexandria Archeological Museum

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May 4, 2011

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