Elkin Rail Road Sign
by Chad Meyer
Title
Elkin Rail Road Sign
Artist
Chad Meyer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
You can find this sign as you go under the overpass along the Elkin and Alleghany rail trail located in Elkin, North Carolina.
Construction on this line began in 1907, with the intent to connect the Richmond and Danville Railroad in Elkin, NC, with the Norfolk and Western line at Jefferson, NC, 60 miles away. However, only 18 miles of track were ever laid, and although the E&A was very profitable in its first 10 years, the building of US Route 21 from Elkin to Sparta rendered the line obsolete. Thus, the line was never completed to Jefferson, and was abandoned entirely in 1931
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November 2nd, 2023
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