The Union Coal Company

1864 – 1868

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Pennsylvania
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: Pennsylvania

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The Howard Coal and Iron Company
1864 to 1867, Merged

Timeline

April 26, 1864
The Union Coal Company incorporates by special act in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
May 30, 1864
The Union Coal Company incorporates under letters patent by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
February 13, 1867
The Howard Coal and Iron Company merges with The Union Coal Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
April 2, 1868
The Union Coal Company sold to the trustees and conveyed to Baltimore Coal and Union Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).