Old (1884) Station Names on the Bristol Line, Abingdon to Bristol

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abram burnett wrote:
> The N&W Railroad's 1884 Annual Report (p. 39-40) tabulates for each station t
he number of passengers to and from, and the tons of freight to and from.
> 
> Between Abingdon and Bristol, the ONLY points listed are:
> 
> Abingdon
> Montgomery's
> Farris'
> Wallace's
> Hendrick's
> Bristol.

> Can anyone identify the location of Montgomery's, Farris' and Hendrick's...
> or must we recall Capt. Gary Price out of retirement to give us the answers?

>From a June 1884 "Table of Sidings" (NWHS Archives document HS-D10017):
https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=94357

Montomery's 399.4
Farris' 400.5
Wallace's 402.4
Hendrick's is not listed.
Devine's 407.6


Joe Shaw
Christiansburg, VA