N&W in 1911--Depot wanted

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Gordon:
 
Was the passenger freight station ever built?
 
George Weber


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	Gordon:
	 
	When I was growing up in Bluefield, VA in the late '40s and
early '50s, that part of Bluefield, VA was still known locally as "West
Graham".  Present-day residents will have to comment on whether that's
still true.  And, of course, the high school was, and I believe still
is, known as "Graham High."
	 
	Dave Phelps
	 
	In a message dated 2/9/2011 6:55:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

		
		Bluefield Daily Telegraph
		June 18, 1911
		 
		THE GRAHAM DAILY NEWS
		------
		Hockman Wants Depot
		    The citizens of Hockman want a depot provided for
their convenience near the Keys Planing Mill, and it is understood a
move is on foot where by the Norfolk and Western will be asked to build
a new depot out there for the accommodation of that section of the town.
The people residing in the extreme west end are compelled to haul their
freight all the way to the Graham station, and they believe the business
of the west end is sufficient to justify the railroad in establishing a
freight and passenger station at Hockman.
		------
		[Old Sanborn maps show Keys Planing Mill in west Graham
(present-day Bluefield, VA) where the Clinch Valley line turns south to
head away from Greever Avenue (present-day Virginia Avenue).  Modern
maps show a Hockman Pike nearby.]
		 
		Gordon Hamilton


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