Beautiful certificate for the Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Company from the Town of Wolcott issued in 1882. This historic document was printed by Charles M. Cornwall Litho Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a train passing thru a mountain range, and an eagle. This item has the signatures of the City's Commmissioners and is over 126 years old. Minor splits and signs of wear. Pen cancelled.
Certificate Vignette The Lake Ontario Shore Rail Road Co. was chartered to be built from Suspension Bridge, New York to Oswego, New York in 1858. The Lake Ontario Shore Railroad Company was founded in Oswego on March 27, 1868. Work commenced in August of 1871 in Red Creek, New York. Tracks were open to Oswego, New York in 1873.