Where was the "other" depot down along the James River?

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I don't think that is Island Yard. It is too far west.

Jimmy Lisle


On 7/5/2017 1:31 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>
> Here’s a nice photo showing both Southern Ry bridges over the James. 
> The new bridge is top center.
>
> Lots of other interesting things to view in this photo including 
> what’s left of the original V&T depot located immediately west of the 
> freight station (note one tower of the original two remains). The V&T 
> RR roundhouse and machine shop stood in the triangle plot of land 
> where Union Station is located.
>
> John Garner  Newport VA
>
> Moderator:
>
> https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=ns5729
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> *Subject:* Re: Where was the "other" depot down along the James River?
>
> On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 2:45 PM,
>
> ​Evan
>
>  wrote:
>
>     Where was the original Southern bridge at that crossed the James
>     River?  I haven't found a map yet that tells me where the original
>     bridge was at.
>
> See http://www.brucebharper.info/nwrwy/Lynchburg/index.html 
> <http://www.brucebharper.info/nwrwy/Lynchburg/index.html> for a 1927 
> map of Lynchburg that shows the river crossing Daniels Island. The 
> Google satellite view of that area around Daniels Island shows the 
> piers in the river, as this view shows.
>
> Bruce in Blacksburg
>
> Moderator:
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170704.Lynchburg%20-%20Google%20Maps.pdf 
> <http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170704.Lynchburg%20-%20Google%20Maps.pdf>
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