NC-E32 First Railroad

Marker text: E32 FIRST RAILROAD
The first railroad in the State was completed in 1833 from Petersburg, Va., to Blakely, on the Roanoke River, a short distance southeast.
Archives and Highway Departments, 1960

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Location: US 158/301 at Roanoke River bridge southwest of Garysburg, Northampton County, North Carolina

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