Cannonball

The Irish Railroad Workers Museum in Baltimore remembers the thousands of Irish immigrants who worked and lived in the neighborhood of the B&O Railroad.

The vast public holdings of the U. S. government include thousands of vintage photographs from

During the Confederate occupation of York County, Pennsylvania, from June 28 – 30, 1863, Major

Railroad travel in the 19th century at times could be risky at times. Poor track

Railroad travelers from Harrisburg or York, Pennsylvania, to Baltimore typically took the Northern Central Railway.

During the late spring of 1863, railroad and civic officials throughout south-central Pennsylvania feared that

In our last two Cannonball blog posts, we looked at the preparations in the city

In my past two Cannonball blog posts, we learned about railroad ticket agent Joseph Leib,

Let’s go back in our minds to Saturday afternoon, June 27, 1863, in scenic southern

During the Civil War, three separate railroads served Baltimore, Maryland. Because of city ordinances against