James A. Millholland
Encyclopedia
James Allaire Millholland, the son of James Millholland
, was as a railroad executive, serving as General Manager and later President of the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad
in Cumberland, Maryland
, USA, which served coal mines in the Georges Creek Valley
.
James Millholland
James Millholland , railway master mechanic, is particularly well known for his invention of many railway mechanisms. His association with the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company as master machinist spanned fifty years in the early development of the American railroad...
, was as a railroad executive, serving as General Manager and later President of the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad
Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad
The Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad was a railroad that operated in Maryland from 1876 until 1917, when it was merged with the Western Maryland Railway...
in Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
, USA, which served coal mines in the Georges Creek Valley
Georges Creek Valley
Georges Creek Valley is located in Allegany County, Maryland along the George's Creek. The valley is rich in wide veins of coal, known historically as the "The Big Vein." Coal was once extracted by deep mines but is only mined today through surface mining...
.
External links
- James A. Millholland Collection, 1866-1899 Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.