crossing watch box/tower

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Brent,
Thant is terrific.  I am at:
jimdcochran at gmail.com
or
(859) 227-8809
Thanks,
Jim Cochran

On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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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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