Strasburg Rail Road incorporated in Pennsylvania (1832)

The Strasburg Rail Road was chartered in 1832 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This incorporation established a short line in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The charter was issued with the signature of Governor George Wolf on June 9, 1832. The company is described by its source as the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere.

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Legislative Context. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, the state legislature of the Commonwealth, is a bicameral body consisting of the State Senate and House of Representatives. It convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. The legislature has a lengthy history, including periods of corruption, and has not completed a comprehensive codification of its general statutory law.

Lancaster County. Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was organized as the colony's fourth county in 1729. The area has a history of transportation improvements, including the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike and the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.

Charter and Status. The Strasburg Rail Road Company was chartered in 1832. A charter was issued by the Pennsylvania Legislature with the signature of Governor George Wolf on June 9, 1832, to incorporate the Strasburg rail road. The railroad is recognized as the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere and the oldest public utility in Pennsylvania.

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