Arrival of the railroad Port Deposit, Maryland
more houses along main street in port deposit.
in 1832 maryland general assembly chartered delaware , maryland rail road company build port deposit on susquehanna river delaware state line. wilmington , susquehanna rail road company chartered in 1832 in delaware, continue line wilmington. 2 companies merged in 1836 form wilmington , susquehanna railroad company. baltimore , port deposite rail road company, constitute remainder of route baltimore, chartered in maryland in 1832. on february 12, 1838, 3 companies merged form new philadelphia, wilmington , baltimore railroad company, authorized build continuous line philadelphia baltimore. main line passed southeast of port deposit; town connected branch line in 1866, running along riverbank perryville. in 1881 pw&b came under control of pennsylvania railroad (prr). in 1893 branch line sold columbia , port deposit railway, prr-controlled.
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