FW: Re: Concrete Mile Posts ?

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>From Street View it is easy to see the concrete MP in Damascus.

Mike Pierry, Jr.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 4:38 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Ken,
>     The drawing that you linked specifies the same milepost on each side,
> so, it must be a newer revision than my milepost (which has since been
> donated to the Roanoke Chapter) with dual milepost numbers .
> My question is, when were the mileposts consolidated?
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> Jimmy Lisle
> On 7/22/2021 9:06 AM, bigjim10 wrote:
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> Abe
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> The first place would be search our archives.
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> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?index=S&id=82
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> The first standard drawing is 1916, revised 1926 and later revised in the
> 1960s.
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> Where were they made, probably Roadway Material Yard in Roanoke. Best
> guess.
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> How much do they weight? A lot!
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> From what material were the earlier post made?
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> Probably wood is my guess, as they tend to look like that in the few
> photos that show a post. The VGN drawing specified yellow pine, and they
> began replacing them in the early 1930s.
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> Best
> Ken Miller
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> On Jul 21, 2021, at 1:53 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
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> Anyone know the details concerning concrete Mile Posts?
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> - When were they installed?
> - Where were they made?
> - How much do they weigh?
> - From what material were the earlier Mile Posts made?
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> Tach'mint.
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> -- abram burnett
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> <N&W_Mile Post 415nr Roderfield WVa.jpg>
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