Railroad History
Ashland, Virginia, was developed by the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company in the 1850s.
“A Railroad Runs Through It: The Unique History of A Virginia Train Town”
Documentary Film by Wulf Team Productions
Ashland’s Railroad Ave (circa 1866)
This is a charming picture of Ashland printed in Harpers magazine in 1866 in an article about Ashland during the Civil War.