Commissary Book - BLUESTONE, Norfolk & Western Branch Line

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On 12/13/2012 8:55 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>

> There was a tower at Coopers. It was located near the water tank at 

> guard rail curve. It was retired early and there are not many 

> photographs of it, but they exist. There is one in the NWHS archives 

> in a book of postcards. I considered putting it in the Pocahontas 

> Division book but it didn't make the final cut. The tower was 

> octagonal in shape, similar to the tower at Graham VA.

>

> Mason Cooper

>

Mason,
     Could something like this be the reason for the octagon concrete 
footer near the James River end of the station platform at Natural 
Bridge Station? I have always wondered what this footer went to.

Jimmy Lisle
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