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Delmarva Division
The Delmarva Division is the set of railroads on the Delmarva Peninsula of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia that were part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) through most of the 20th Century. The lines were built by several different companies and then eventually consolidated under the control of the PRR and later the Penn Central Railroad. Throughout the 20th Century some of the rail lines were abandoned and following the bankruptcy of Penn Central and break-up on Conrail ownership changed many times. Creation The first section of rail that would eventually become the Delmarva Division was built by the Delaware Railroad with financing from the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. The line was built from a junction with the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad in Porter, Delaware, to Dover, Delaware, in 1855. It was extended to Seaford, Delaware, in 1856. The PW&B leased the railroad starting the next year. It was extended to the Maryland state line at Delmar, Delaware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delmarva Peninsula
The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Eastern Shore of Virginia. The peninsula is long. In width, it ranges from near its center, to at the isthmus on its northern edge, to less near its southern tip of Cape Charles (headland), Cape Charles. It is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west, Pocomoke Sound on the southwest, and the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The population of the twelve counties entirely on the peninsula totals 818,014 people as of the 2020 census. Etymology In older sources, the peninsula between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay was variously known as the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula or simply the Chesapeake Peninsula. The toponym ''Delmarva'' is a clipped compound of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (ISO 3166-2:US#Current codes, official abbreviation ''VA'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
