Lehigh Valley Rail Road Co.

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LVRR Stock Certificate (1892)

Packer and Robert Sayre established the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1846 as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company, and changed its name in 1853. Thanks to the founders' success, the railroad was the financial foundation of the university. For many years the railroad stock was so successful that it provided students with free tuition, as well as paid salaries for faculty, and supported an extensive building program, which included Packer Hall, now known as the University Center.