Lauderdale

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According to Dad, his grandfather would have been a frequent customer of
the N&W, both passenger and freight. T. E. Jamison hired with Terry Milling
Co. in Roanoke, later acquired by Roanoke Grocery and Milling. Promoted in
1887 to salesman or "drummer" he traveled about 2000 miles a month in his
territory from Luray Cave [sic] to Big Stone Gap taking grocery orders from
large and small stores at the various station stops, then had the orders
shipped from the warehouse on his return to Roanoke. Jamison moved to
Bluefield, West Virginia in 1893 for 3 years to sell in the coalfields,
completing some short trips by foot for lack of other means. Returning to
Roanoke, he eventually became president of the company and in 1921 started
the chain of Jamison Stores in Roanoke, expanding to 106 stores from
Western Virginia to Tennessee. All distribution up to this time would have
been by dedicated LCL. Wishing to retire, he sold out to the Kroger Grocery
and Bakery Co. in 1929 (some stores towards Bristol were then sold to the
Piggly-Wiggly chain) and bought Lauderdale in 1930.

Grant Carpenter


> > Gordon,

> >

> > Likely a coincidence, I have a relative on my father's side who would

be 

> > in

> > her eighties and lives in Barnesville, Georgia, but grew up in Norfolk.

> > Dad's grandfather, Thomas E. "T.E." Jamison, owned Lauderdale Farms from

> > 1930 until 1954. Growing up in Salem, Dad visited regularly including

> > extended summer stays, but doesn't remember her visiting.

> >

> > Grant Carpenter

> >

> >> Message: 4

> >> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:53:28 -0400

> >> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> Subject: Re: N&W menus

> >> To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> Message-ID: <C567A52CD8B54B5A8EEA3E2C1C939783 at DellVostro>

> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

> >>

> >> Grant,

> >>

> >> The following gives the background for my research about Lauderdale:

> >>

> >> The house in the picture is known as Lauderdale and is located at 13608

> > Lee Highway, which is a little over half way from Troutville on the way

to

> > Buchanan.  It was placed on the national register of historic places

Oct.

> > 31, 2007.  Incidentally the current [as of Jan. 2009] occupants are 

> > Herbert

> > and Pricilla Barber.

> >>

> >> To explain, an 80-year old lady in Georgia whose relative owned

> > Lauderdale many years ago contacted VMT and said that she visited the 

> > house

> > many times and remembered seeing its picture on an N&W  menu in the

dining

> > cars.  She wanted to know if anyone knew about that menu.  Bev

Fitzpatrick

> > of the VMT contacted me, and by chance I had a copy of that menu that I

> > could scan to send pictures to her.  I also sent her a duplicate copy of

> > the original menu that I had.  She was overjoyed, and sent a nice

> > contribution to the N&WHS in appreciation.  I then looked up, and talked

> > with, the present occupants.  Herbert had researched the history of the

> > house and said that he had heard of the menu, but had never seen it, so

I

> > sent a scan of the menu to him also.

> >>

> >> Gordon Hamilton

> >>

> >> ----- Original Message ----- 

> >> From: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> To: <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:40 PM

> >> Subject: Re: N&W menus

> >>

> >>

> >> > Gordon, I'm impressed, how do you know about Lauderdale?

> >> >

> >> > The N&W images I've seen were B&W or colorized and appear to have

been

> >> > reversed.  The lane to the right goes to the dairy actually located

to

> > the

> >> > left.  Quite the sensation in the neighborhood when built, the home

> > sported

> >> > a brick two-holer out back. Milk was hauled by wagon to Lithia and

> > loaded

> >> > on the train for Roanoke.  Ironically, the Valley Railroad was to

have

> >> > passed just back of the barn.

> >> >

> >> > Grant Carpenter

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >> Message: 5

> >> >> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:31:28 -0500

> >> >> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> >> Subject: Re: N&W menus

> >> >> To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> >> Message-ID: <D454A564F3904F5C89F52CEE6620C228 at DellVostro>

> >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";

> >> >> reply-type=original

> >> >>

> >> >> Frank,

> >> >>

> >> >> The picture on the front of this menu is of an existing home known

as

> >> >> Lauderdale, located a little more than half way from Troutville on

the

> >> > way

> >> >> to Buchanan along US 11.  Incidentally, it went onto the Register of

> >> >> Historic Places Oct. 31, 2007.  I don't know about other menu

scenes,

> > but

> >> > I

> >> >> suspect they were also real photos.

> >> >>

> >> >> Gordon Hamilton

> >> >>

> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 

> >> >> From: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> >> To: "N&W Historical Society" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> >> >> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:41 PM

> >> >> Subject: N&W menus

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> > Hello, all:

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Were scenes on N&W menus such as the one at eBay 120522232424 of

> > real

> >> >> > locations, or were these stylized artist renditions?

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >

> >

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120522232424&ssPageName=A

> >> > DME:B:SS:US:1123

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Thanks for the advice,

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Frank Scheer