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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] Bob Gillis...Re: Southern Railroads
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:26:22 -0400
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> Bob,
> What I am looking for is the railroad building history of any lines
> that ran from Dallas Co. Alabama, through Calhoun Co. Alabama, to Douglas Co.
> GA.(Specifically Douglasville, or the nearest stop or station in 1884).
The Railroad that runs between Selma AL, in Selma? county next to
Dallas, Anniston in Calhoun County and Douglasville GA would be the
Southern Railway, originally Atlantic and Great Southern . Selma and
Anniston are on the line between Mobile Al and Rome GA. Douglasville
is on the line between Atlanta and Birmingham and crosses the Rome
Mobile line at Anniston.
I doubt very much that these lines would have been built by the same
company, more likely by independent predecessors <1910 to the Southern.
> It is my contention, that at this point in time, or in the approximately
> 10 years prior, that an ancestor was working on that rail line, but I have
> done searches of all that I have found that might show him as an employee.
> Nothing has surfaced, except a statement from one line, some years ago, that
> "laborers" would not necessarily have been listed, and probably were not, for
> the most part.
Your ancestor may have worked on these lines but unless he was an
official that would be mentioned in a history of the Southern or
predecessor lines, you will find nothing on him. The construction
companies were often made for a particular project, as the risk of loss
was high and would have been dissolve after completing the work.
Google Souther Railway and you should find many hit is including one for
the Souther Railway Historical and Technical Society which would have a
web site with lots of history and information.
> This is a "fishing expedition" and further information is probably
> off-topic for the Advanced Research list.
Not really, The A-R site would be a bit more specific, but i doubt you
would get any more favorable answer.
bob gillis
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