Welsh Photo

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Pleased to report that Shorpy’s has posted my location correction as being
Eckman. Marion was an excellent photographer but can be forgiven if her
note-keeping was sometimes in error considering the similarities of the
communities in that area.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:29 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> The photo was taken from the north side. Left is east going to Eckman Yard
> and Keystone and right is west heading toward Landgraff. Dans Branch is off
> to the Left. Keystone is located at MP N-387.6, Eckman Yard was basically
> located between MP N-387.47 and MP N-388.03 and Dans Branch left the
> mainline at N-388.22. Eckman station was located at MP N-388.35 and
> Landgraff was located at MP N-389.30.
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> The attached photos show an aerial view of Eckman from about 1927. The
> first three buildings from the right are Eckman Station, the
> theater/recreation building and the Pulaski Iron Company store. Dans Branch
> and the Pulaski Iron Company coke ovens and tipple are shown from the right
> edge toward the center of the photo. The Shawnee Coal & Coke Company tipple
> and coke ovens are shown from the photo center toward the left edge. The
> drawing shoes the basic coal company layout along Dans Branch.
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>
>
> “The Norfolk & Western in West Virginia – 1881 ~ 1959,” available from the
> commissary, defines all of the branch/spur lines in West Virginia as well
> as station locations, mining operations and bridge locations by the
> original mileposts that are used on the track charts.
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>
> Alex Schust
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> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2019 9:04 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* RE: Welsh Photo
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>
> Alex,
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>
> Thanks for the insight. Is the image taken from the north side on the
> mainline looking south, as the mainline runs east-west? I know the Dan's
> Branch, at least currently, runs off on the main to the south under the Hwy
> 52 overpass.
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>
>
> Regards
>
> Russ Goodwin
>
> Oakwood, GA
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> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Date: 3/25/19 16:43 (GMT-05:00)
> To: 'NW Mailing List' <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> Subject: RE: Welsh Photo
>
> Eckman is located between Keystone on the east and Landgraff on the west.
> The Pulaski Iron Company, Eureka Coal & Coke Company, and Shawnee Coal &
> Coke Company had mines at Eckman. Eckman Yard was located between Keystone
> on the east and Eckman on the west.
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>
> The picture shows the original Pulaski Iron Company store built in 1897.
> To the left of the store is the Pulaski Iron Company/Eckman recreation hall
> and theater. The train station was located to the left of the theater.
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>
> The hoppers behind the store are on Dans Branch and in front of the
> remains of the Pulaski Iron Company coke ovens, which were closed in the
> late 1920s. The tipple was located on Dans Branch, but to the right and out
> of the picture.
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>
> Alex Schust
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>
>
> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2019 1:42 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: Welsh Photo
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>
> Hi Alex,
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> Where is Eckman?
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> Thanks,
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>
> Ralph Brown
> Portland, Maine
> PRRT&HS No. 3966
> NMRA No. L2532
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> rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com
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> *From:* NW Mailing List
>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2019 9:21 AM
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> *To:* 'NW Mailing List'
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> *Subject:* RE: Welsh Photo
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> The photo is Eckman. It is available from National Archives.
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>
> Alex Schust
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> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2019 7:55 AM
> *To:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* Welsh Photo
>
>
>
> This image popped up on Shorpy’s . It was made by Marion Post Wolcott in
> Sept. 1938.
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>
> Mike Pierry, Jr.
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