South Side Railroad
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South Side Railroad was a key 19th-century rail line in Virginia that linked the strategic transportation hub of Petersburg with Richmond and other points west, playing an important role in regional commerce and Civil War logistics.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Side Railroad vicinity | 1 |
| Weldon Railroad | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century railroad
ⓘ
railroad ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Richmond, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
points west of Petersburg in Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole | facilitated trade between Petersburg and western Virginia ⓘ |
| geographicScope | from Petersburg toward western Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| importance | strategic rail corridor in Virginia during the 19th century ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | rail line ⓘ |
| involvedIn | American Civil War supply operations ⓘ |
| linkedHub | Petersburg transportation hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | rail network of Virginia ⓘ |
| regionServed | south-central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWar | supply line for Confederate forces ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Petersburg, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key transportation link between Petersburg and interior Virginia ⓘ |
| startPoint | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | supported movement of goods and troops during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| supportedActivity |
movement of agricultural products
ⓘ
movement of military supplies ⓘ passenger transportation ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Civil War logistics
ⓘ
regional commerce ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Weldon Railroad
this entity surface form:
South Side Railroad vicinity