crossing watch box/tower

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Jim,
I have been following the thread on the watch tower and saw your comments regarding the watch tower box at the Pulaski Museum. In 1998, I found that an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts) had performed restoration on the box of the former Pulaski watch tower (now living at the museum). I secured permission to measure the structure (it was still outside at that time), drove down, measured it and produced drawings in AutoCAD. I can contact you off line to show you what I have. 

Thanks.

Brent Stevens
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Subject: crossing watch box/tower

I am looking for any/all information on N&W crossing watch boxes/towers.  From the archives I have the following on actual and proposed locations:
proposed watch box tower & crossing gates, State Street, Bristol Va.
Watch Box and Crossing gates Fleet Street
Hyde Park Ohio
Proposed crossing watch box tower for Boden Ferry Road X'ing, Norfolk Virginia
Harrison St. Radford, VA
Proposed location of watch tower at First Street (Comers Crossing), Hopewell, Va.
Proposed Crossing Gates, Ashville , OH
Proposed crossing gate and watch tower at West Ave. New Boston, OH
I am particularly interested in photos of these structures, but any information on them will be appreciated.  I have been told that in some cases, after they were no longer used at crossings  , they were removed from their towers and placed at various locations for different uses.
Thanks in advance,
Jim Cochran
 



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