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The Cincinatti, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (CH&DRR) was a United States railroad that existed between its incorporation on March 2, 1846 and its acquisition by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in December, 1917. It was originally chartered to build from Cincinnati, Ohio to Hamilton, Ohio, and then to Dayton, Ohio, a distance of 59 miles (95 km); further construction and acquisition extended the railroad, and by 1902 it owned or controlled 640 miles (1030 km) of railroad. This is an incomplete list. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or B&O was a 19th century railroad which operated in the east coast of the United States and was the first railroad to offer commercial transportation of both people and freight. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Cincinnati, The Queen City and also referred to as Cincy, is a city in Southwestern Ohio on the Ohio River and is the county seat of Hamilton County6. ... Hamilton is a city located in Butler County, Ohio. ... Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Acquisitions
On May 1, 1863, the CH&DRR leased the Dayton and Michigan Railroad in perpetuity. In 1891, it acquired the Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago Railroad, while in March of that year it added the Cincinnati, Dayton and Ironton Railroad.
CCH&DRR Family Tree (http://laurent.aublette.free.fr/histo/cchdry_hist.html). Retrieved on May 16, 2005.
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The Cincinnati, Hamilton, and DaytonRailroad Company was chartered on the 2d of March, 1846, having solicited a charter as the Cincinnati and HamiltonRailroad Company, its present corporate name being conferred by Charles ANDERSON, then a member of the Legislature from Dayton, and afterwards lieutenant-governor of the State.
The Cincinnati, Richmond and Chicago Railroad Company is the successor to the Eaton and HamiltonRailroad Company, which was chartered February 8, 1847, with authority to construct a railroad from Eaton, Preble County, by such route as the directors might select, to Hamilton, Butler County.
The division from Hamilton to College Corner was awarded to William HIGDON and from Rushville to Indianapolis to Messrs.
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