| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| June 11, 1864 |
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| Railroad Travel |
| The Wilmington Journal says "We are
informed that the running of double day trains has been resumed on the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, leaving Wilmington at 10:30 a. m., and p.
m. A mail will be taken on each train, and one car for passengers on the
freight train North, and day train South. We suppose the other trains
will have the usual passenger accommodations. |
| "We have been furnished with the following
comparative table of distances on the Seaboard Route and the Upper Route
via Danville, Greensboro', Charlotte and Columbia to Kingville: |
| Upper Route |
| Richmond to Danville |
141 Miles |
| Danville to Greensboro' |
50 |
| Greensboro' to Charlotte |
98 |
| Charlotte to Columbia |
109 |
| Columbia to Kingville |
26 |
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418 |
| Seaboard Route |
| Richmond to Petersburg |
22 Miles |
| Petrburg to Weldon |
68 |
| Weldon to Wilmington |
162 |
| Wilmington to Kingville |
171 |
| |
418 |
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| "From which it would appear that the
length of travel is precisely the same on either route, with one less
change of cars on the lower. |
| "We are not informed as yet as to whether
the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad has made the same arrangement as to
running trains that the Wilmington & Weldon Road has done, but think it
very probable." |