On December 19, 1899, voters in Webster County approved an appropriation to aid in the construction of a railroad from Palmer Junction in Braxton County to Addison, present-day Webster Springs.
Learn more:
"Horse Power vs. Steam Power" (Holly
River and Addison Railway)
"Railroad Election" (Holly River and
Addison Railway)
"Vote the Subscription" (Holly River and
Addison Railway)
"What We Need" (Holly River and Addison
Railway)
"Fork Lick Votes $10,000" (Holly River and
Addison Railway)
1899 Timetable for the Holly River and
Addison Railway
By Laws of the Holly River and Addison
Railway Company
Annual Return of the Holly River and
Addison Railway Company, 1903
Document-Based Questions
On This Day in West Virginia History: December
