127. 1853. COLUMBUS AND XENIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY. $100.
Name: Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company.
Date: 27 VI 1853
Signature: pen
Dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm
Coupons: no
Category: railroads, transportation
Condition: VF-
Denomination: 100 Dollars (2 shares x $50)
DESCRIPTION: SHARES OF ONE OF THE OLDEST U.S. RAILWAY COMPANIES FROM THE STATE OF OHIO. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1844 AS THE FIRST IN COLUMBUS, THE STATE CAPITAL OF OHIO. THE LINE CONNECTED THE CITIES OF COLUMBUS XENIA VIA, AMONG OTHERS. ALTON AND LONDON. THE ENTIRE LINE WAS COMPLETED IN 1850, AND THE FIRST TRAIN TRAVELED 54 MILES OF DISTANCE IN 34 HOURS. LATER IN THE SAME YEAR, 1850, A SPEED OF 25 MILES PER HOUR WAS ACHIEVED. IN CONTRAST, THE LINE BEGAN OPERATING ON THE LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD SYSTEM IN 1868 AFTER A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. BEAUTIFUL DECORATIVE MOTIFS WITH 4 VIGNETTES. THE MAIN ONE DEPICTING A TRAIN FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE XIXTH CENTURY AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF FIELDS AND A CITY. THE SIDE ONES DEPICT JERRY WASHINGTON AND ANOTHER POLITICIAN, AND THE LOWER ONE DEPICTS A DOG. AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICAN ACTION.
