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What year was the Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway completed?
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1882
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The Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was completed in 1882. This extension, directed by Collis Potter Huntington, opened a pathway for West Virginia bituminous coal to reach new coal piers on the harbor of Hampton Roads for export shipping.
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