From Alexandria to the Blue Ridge : the Story of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad
(Adult Reference - VHS)

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Center for Local History - Center For Local History, AudiovisualVA/VHS FROMA 2003Available
Center for Local History - Center For Local History, AudiovisualVA/VHS FROMA 2003Available

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Published
Virginia : Spiffy Productions, 2003.
Format
Adult Reference - VHS
Physical Desc
1 videocassette ( 1 hour/ 60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English

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Creation/Production Credits
Presented and narrated by Paul McCray ; Written by Steve Carrie, Paul McCray ; Original artwork by Debra J. Stover ; Camera, lighting, and sound - Steve Carrie ; Produced and directed by Steve Carrie ; Music - Flying Hands, Fresh Music, Loud Neighbors Music ; Edited by Steve Carrie ; Executive producers - Steve Carrie, Paul McCray.
Creation/Production Credits
Archive photographs and materials courtesy of - Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority ; Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. ; Virginia State Library, Board of Public Works Collection ; Arlington Historical Society ; Jane Hanna ; City of Alexandria, Amers Williams Collection ; Herndon Historical Society ; A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. ; Bob Robb ; United States Army Historical Institute ; Gerald Cunningham ; Robert Le Vann ; John J. Bowman, Jr. ; Ed Tennyson ; William Streil ; Ann Stabler Parsons ; Dr James Chapman ; Leonard Rice ; E.S. Miller ; T.A. Coons ; Thomas Underwood ; Larry Hampton ; Melissa O'Connor ; Robert S. Crockett ; LeRoy King, Jr. ; Herbert Cunningham ; Betty Cooke ; Elizabeth Cole ; Edward E. Nichols, Jr. ; Arthur Debutts ; Don Leith ; David Marcham ; Doris Nardella ; Paul Dolkos ; Robert Ball ; Randolph Shutts ; The Library of Congress.
Creation/Production Credits
Archive footage courtesy of - Pentrex Ltd. ; Robert S. Corckett ; Robert Ball ; Joanne Poston ; The Library of Congress Edison Films Collection.
Participants/Performers
Paul McCray, presenter & narrator ; Marc Summers ; Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. ; Brad Gernand ; Steven F. Meserve ; Edward E. Nichols ; Frank Tosh ; Melvin Parlow ; Douglass Lee ; Randolph Shutts ; Gary Fenton.
Date/Time and Place of Event
2003.
Description
The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad was founded as a means of connecting the Port of Alexandria to the growing markets of the Ohio River Valley and was meant to be a direct competitor to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. However, lack of funding and war would prevent this line from becoming a major railroad. Despite this, the little W&OD Railroad would serve the communities that sprang up along its route for over 100 years. From the Civil War to the era of Civil Rights, the W&OD Railroad would survive through armed conflict, depressions and recessiosn, and the constant threat of bankruptcy before it was finally abandoned and its tracks torn up in 1968. However, the railroad still lives on as the ever-popular W&OD Railroad Trail Regional Park.
System Details
VHS format.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Summers, M. (. o. E., Harwood, H. H., Gernand, B. (. a. A., Meserve, S. F., Nichols, E. E., Partlow, M., Lee, D. (. (., Shutts, R., & Fenton, G. (2003). From Alexandria to the Blue Ridge: the Story of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad (Broadcast version.). Spiffy Productions.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marc (Director of Education Summers et al.. 2003. From Alexandria to the Blue Ridge: The Story of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad. Virginia: Spiffy Productions.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marc (Director of Education Summers et al.. From Alexandria to the Blue Ridge: The Story of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Virginia: Spiffy Productions, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Summers, M. (. o. E., Harwood, H. H., Gernand, B. (. a. A., Meserve, S. F., Nichols, E. E., Partlow, M. and Lee, D. (. (. et al (2003). From alexandria to the blue ridge: the story of the washington & old dominion railroad. Broadcast version. Virginia: Spiffy Productions.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Summers, Marc (Director of Education, et al. From Alexandria to the Blue Ridge: The Story of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Broadcast version., Spiffy Productions, 2003.

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