Orange and Alexandria Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Control_of_the_Orange_and_Alexandria_Railroad
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gptkbp:acquired |
Southern Railway in 1894
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gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:Virginia_Central_Railroad
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gptkbp:connects |
other railroads
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gptkbp:constructed_in |
infrastructure for transportation
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gptkbp:contributed_to |
economic development in Virginia
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gptkbp:facilitates |
transportation of goods
transportation of troops |
gptkbp:founded |
1854
connect rural areas to urban centers |
gptkbp:founder |
railroad technology
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gptkbp:has_expansion |
gptkb:Culpeper,_Virginia
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gptkbp:historical_event |
used during the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
Civil War supply line
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Orange and Alexandria Railroad
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gptkbp:influenced |
railroad expansion in the South
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
agricultural products
passenger trains |
gptkbp:is_a_vital_link_for |
gptkb:trade_routes
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gptkbp:is_affected_by |
the decline of rail travel
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gptkbp:is_connected_to |
Orange and Alexandria
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gptkbp:is_involved_in |
passenger travel
transporting coal transporting timber transporting manufactured goods transporting military supplies |
gptkbp:is_known_for |
its scenic routes
engineering achievements |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
larger rail network
American railroad boom the history of railroads in the U. S. |
gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
settlement in the region
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gptkbp:key_people |
the development of the South
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 50 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:notable_recipients |
the local economy
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gptkbp:operates_in |
1930s
freight services passenger services |
gptkbp:operates_under |
charter from the Virginia General Assembly
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gptkbp:performed_by |
the development of transportation infrastructure.
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gptkbp:provides_access_to |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:railway_line |
common carrier
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gptkbp:related_model |
future railroads in Virginia
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gptkbp:significance |
local economies
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Southern_Railway
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gptkbp:targets |
military operations during the Civil War
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gptkbp:terminus |
gptkb:Orange,_Virginia
gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia |
gptkbp:track |
standard gauge
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