Pair of Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road Co. Items - $1,000 Bond and Stock Transfer - 2 for Sale

Pair of Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road Co. Items - $1,000 Bond and Stock Transfer - 2 For Sale

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Pair of Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road Co. Items - $1,000 Bond and Stock Transfer - 2:
$75.00

Unissued $1,000 6% Bond and Stock Transfer. The pair! The Mohawk & Hudson Railroad was the first railroad built in the state of New York and one of the first railroads in the United States. It was so-named because it linked the Mohawk River at Schenectady with the Hudson River at Albany. It was conceived as a means of allowing Erie Canal passengers to quickly bypass the circuitous Cohoes Falls via steam powered trains. The railroad was incorporated on April 17, 1826, as the Mohawk & Hudson Company and opened for public service on August 9, 1831. On April 19, 1847, the company name was changed to the Albany & Schenectady Railroad. The railroad was consolidated into the New York Central Railroad on May 17, 1853. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County resident (Duanesburg) George William Featherstonhaugh (pronounced Fenshaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the formation of the Mohawk & Hudson Rail Road Company. The intention was to bypass the Erie Canal between Albany and Schenectady, cutting time for the trip from a whole day to under one hour. The Mohawk & Hudson became the first chartered railroad in New York State on April 17, 1826. Read more at Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.