U.S.A., Railway, Erie Railroad, Port Jervis Seal

U.S.A., Railway, Erie Railroad, Port Jervis Seal, Image & Found by Kevin Klatt Sr.
Found in Salem Township Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 19mm.

Pellet, PORT JERSEY curved down N.Y. curved up around // E(RIE) curved down RR curved up

An Erie Railroad seal for Port Jervis, New York.

Wikipedia states,"Construction began in 1836, and opened from Piermont to Goshen on September 23, 1841. After some financial problems, construction resumed in August, 1846, and the next section, to Port Jervis, opened on January 7, 1848."

The Minisink Valley Historical Society states, "The New York & Erie Railroad was first chartered in April of 1832 to run from Piermont, N.Y. through Port Jervis and on to the shores of Lake Erie. It was to be of a broad six foot gauge. Even though ground was broken in 1835, construction began several years later in 1838 due to a financial panic that gripped the country. It was finally completed in 1851 with the first passenger train passing through Port Jervis on May 14 of that year. ... In 1859 the name was changed to the Erie Railway and in 1874 to the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. In 1880 the railroad was changed to standard gauge (4 feet 8 1/2 inches). In 1897 the name was changed again, this time to the Erie Railroad which remained until 1960."

See also BSG.BS.01880