AM&O RR - Question about Allegheny Station

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We have a image of the Shawsville station in the archives collection circa
1905. Many of the building details do match the stereoview image.

- Roger Link

http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=15739


On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 4:31 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> There is a similar photo (NWHS.ORG?) floating around cyberspace of the
> Shawsville station. Appears to be same building.
> Charlie Long
> Lynchburg (in Virginia)
>
> On Feb 17, 2018 11:50 AM, "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Stephen,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is just a guess:  Alleghany Springs is associated  with Shawsville
>> and was located several miles  off the railroad up the South Fork of the
>> Roanoke River. Could the station at what we know today as Shawsville have
>> then been called Alleghany?   Even today some refer to this area as “ up
>> Alleghany.”
>>
>>
>>
>>      Ray Smoot
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* NW-Mailing-List [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] *On
>> Behalf Of *NW Mailing List
>> *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:34 AM
>> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> *Subject:* AM&O RR - Question about Allegheny Station
>>
>>
>>
>> I can't find anything in the online archives about this, and will do more
>> research at my next opportunity to visit Salem Avenue, but can anyone tell
>> me in the meantime about the Alleghany (sic) Station on the AM&O? I'm
>> wondering where exactly the Alleghany Station was situated? I am
>> attaching two auction photos which show the station in an 1870s stereoview
>> by E.& H.T. Anthony Company. This New York stereoview manufacturer sent
>> photographers throughout western Virginia and produced several photo sets
>> including scenes along the AM&O, Blue Ridge Springs, and so on. I'm
>> attaching two images of the stereoview for everyone to see what I'm talking
>> about.
>>
>>
>>
>> Stephen Warren
>>
>> Roanoke
>>
>>
>> Moderator:
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180217.AM&O%
>> 20Allegheny%20Station%20-%20Stereoview.jpg
>> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2018/20180217.AM&O%
>> 20Allegheny%20Station%20-%20Close%20up.jpg
>>
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