The Central Ohio Railroad was the third railroad company to enter Columbus, Ohio, and the first to connect Columbus with the east coast of the United States. It eventually became part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Central Ohio Railroad was the third railroad to enter Columbus, Ohio, and the first to connect Columbus with the east coast.
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The Central Ohio Railroad was the third railroad to enter Columbus, Ohio, and the first to connect Columbus with the east coast.
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Chartered in February, 1847 by interests in Zanesville, the CO was to prove difficult to construct.
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