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Baltimore & Ohio railroad

The late Tony Horwitz, in his own epic journey, followed in the footsteps of Frederick Law Olmsted, who traveled through the South just before the Civil War to learn about our nation in divided times. Here are some observations from West Virginia.

John W. Garrett turned the pioneer Baltimore & Ohio into a great instrument for tapping the treasure of the West

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