The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad s name. Foner focuses on the route philadelphianew york cityupstate new yorkcanada, used by slaves fleeing from western maryland, northern virginia now west virginia, and the delmarva peninsula delaware then being a slave state. In 1868, the burlington completed bridges over the mississippi both. Named for the great crossroads of greece, this small town, which was formally founded in 1855, has risen to its own place in history. The original is very old and frail, and belongs to the hancock county historical society. Price, art richardson, jerry lachaussee, and myself, tony howe. This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of james j. His army of the mississippi held corinth in april 1862 at the time union general ulysses s.
Based upon the evidence studied, and the timespace comparisons of both northern and southern railway operations, several conclusions can be drawn. In mississippi, the rail line runs through the towns of southaven and grenada in the nmida region, continuing through jackson, brookhaven, and hattiesburg before leaving the state. Although the railroad played a significant role in the transportation of both passengers and freight during the 19th and early 20th cent. The first part of the book 18561916 examines the railways earl. After playing a prominent role in the american civil war, corinth today is a treasure trove of historical sites, monuments and artifacts just waiting for history buffs to explore.
See part iii to learn about how the bee line and other midwest railroads reset, and sought to accomplish, their goal to reach st. Alcorn, the first governor of mississippi the county seat is corinth, which was located at the then junction of the southern, mobile, and ohio and illinois central railroads. You will be hard pressed at finding a better online resource regarding diesel locomotives than craig rutherfords the website contains everything from historic fallen flags to contemporary class is, regionals, short lines, and even some museumstourist lines rosters, locomotive production information, technical data, all notable models cataloged by the. The digitization of such valued printed materials is fast introducing old works more into the public domain. Railroad extra history of the railways of massachusetts. At corinth, the memphis and charleston railroad met with the mobile and ohio line.
This was a stone track with carved grooves for wheeled wagons which offered a land shortcut between the harbours of lechaion on the corinthian gulf and kenchreai on the saronic gulf and probably dates to the reign of periander. She is a founding member of the playwrights lab at the pittsburgh public theater. Our specialty is books in religion and theology, but we stock all academic subject areas and seek to serve the academic community with books of scholarly interest and usefulness. The mississippian railway was established in 1923 primarily to haul lumber products from fulton south to the interchange with the frisco railway in amory in 1944 a bentonite plant was built in smithville to take advantage of a large deposit discovered there which led to a surge in business for the line and its nickname the bentonite road. The proprietors travel extensively and have bases both in the usa and the uk. History on november 26, 1958, the corinth and counce railroad company was incorporated to build a new, 16. The new ic was purchased by canadian national railroad on february 11, 1998.
In the sprawling northwest, from the upper mississippi river valley to puget sound, no railroad shaped the landscape and society like the great northern railway company. Railroads in corinth, alcorn county, mississippi author. Alcorn county was formed in 1870 and was named for governor james l. In 1988 the railroads parent company, ic industries, changed its name to whitman corporation which later became pepsico, and the railroad dropped gulf from the name and once again became illinois central railroad on february 29, 1988. The effects of southern railroads on interior lines during.
Today, some of the corinth and counces trackage is operated by the kansas city southern railway history. This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. Bessettes rods down and fires dropped and john stovers history of the illinois central railroad. Hillknown as the empire builderto its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eightthousandmile great northern was incorporated into the massive burlington northern. Alcorn county is located in the northeastern portion of mississippi. Today the crossroads museum and historic corinth depot sit only a few feet from the original railroad tracks that remain busy with frequent freighttrain traffic. History railroad maps, 18281900 collection connections. History of rail transportation in the united states wikipedia. Founded more than 160 years ago in alcorn county, mississippi, corinth has a long history in the south.
Appears in 43 books from 18992003 page 330 both the principal and interest of this bond are payable without deduction for any tax or taxes which the railroad company may be required to pay thereon or retain therefrom under any present or future law of the united states or of any state, county or municipality therein. Nyc subway front window view the manhattanbound 7 express line duration. On november 26, 1958, the corinth and counce railroad. By susan ditto, department of history, university of mississippi. This expanded second edition includes a reprint of the original plus 39 new pages about the subsequent fate of the branch. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroads name.
The depot burned shortly after ic passenger service ended the next year. Online shopping for history railroads from a great selection at books store. Corinth also became the hub of trade through the dilokos. The great lost brushy creek trestle in the shadow of the. Waller, pastor of the presbyterian church in bloomsburg. Great northern railway historical society, bottineau, nd. Both organizations are dedicated to the preservation and history of these two railroads, predecessors to todays bnsf railway. What separated corinth from any of the hundreds of other similarsized towns throughout the confederate west was the railroad. History of corinth, vermont 17641964 by town of corinth. Great northern railway historical society home facebook. This railroad ledger was kept for feed purchases by these individuals, with the amounts and the day of purchase. Railfanning corinth mississippi with ns research train. Black history museum of corinth corinth, mississippi. Corinth prospered throughout the rest of the 1850s, but with the coming of the civil war, the importance of the railroad crossings could not be overlooked by either side.
Everything was by the book, and increasingly complex set of rules told. Norfolk southern railroad operates continue reading rail. Also click here to view part 2 of gn books also click here to view part 3 of gn books. In the annals of railroading history, there have been a great many imposing structures built to carry the rails across valleys, waterways, or roads. By 1842 the railroad had completed its main line between between bayou sara, louisiana and woodville, mississippi a distance of 25 miles. Lucius beebes 20th century describes the history of new york centrals crack streamliner. Prepared under the auspices of the connecticut historical society, this evocative, lively and authoritative history covers all the railroads in connecticut their achievements, troubles, wrecks, and usually eventual absorption into j. List of books and articles about railroad history online. Walter fewkes, chief, bureau of american ethnology, smithsonian institution written especially for the united states railroad administration ome with me to the mesa verde, and with me lift the veil that conceals the past and reveals the culture of an unlettered people whose history has been forgotten. Corinth mississippi history town square publications. The 4th railroad line, this one built through catawissa was the north and west branch railroad was the brain child of the rev. The following history was written by the grandfather of nediv member e. The main reason for corinths military importance was because two major railroads, the memphis and charleston railroad, running east and west, and the mobile and ohio railroad, running north and south, crossed in its downtown. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m.
The canadian nationalillinois central railroad provides a northsouth route through the united states through the cities of chicago, illinois, to mobile, alabama. Businesses and industries are well served by these lines and the convenience of a marshalling yard located in corinth. Also click here to view part 2 of gn books also click here to view part 3 of gn books also click here to view part 4 of gn books also click here to view part 5 of gn books. Paul, mn and the pacific northwest railroad archive in burien, wa, and comprise hundreds of thousands of files, drawings, books, photos and. Daphne windom is with aritha deneen windom harvey and belinda pollard at black history museum of corinth. However, there are other types of railways, including those whose units consist of single selfpropelled cars, cabledrawn railways used to ascend steep grades, and monorails whose cars. Map of the proposed route of the mississippi and atlantic railroad both excerpts from map of the bellefontaine and indiana railroad and connecting lines, 1852, courtesy of the library of congress. Twilight on the narrow gauge, rio grande scenes of the fifties. Many of the books referenced here are available from nwhs commissary. Viaducts, trestles, bridges whatever variety or construction, the aweinspiring mountains of metal or wood, even have supported many decades of history, and provided railroad and architecture enthusiasts with a magnificent. A new steamboat on the hudson, mississippi, missouri, or ohio rivers cost. In 1988 the railroad s parent company, ic industries, changed its name to whitman corporation which later became pepsico, and the railroad dropped gulf from the name and once again became illinois central railroad on february 29, 1988.
Mail trains delivered books, care packages, and letters from family and friends. In the spring of 1862, it became the focal point in the wars western theatre. The entire operation is now a part of kansas city southern. The siege and battle of corinth, mississippi legends of. The joint archives physically reside at jackson street roundhouse in st.
In fact, he wrote the charter for the road and the honorable c. Aug 27, 2017 filmed 8242017 at corinth mississippi first trip to mississippi and caught a ns research train as the first catch which ended up tying down where i was located. The railroad junction at corinth as depicted in the june 21, 1862 harpers weekly. Books marked oop out of print can sometimes be found at hobby shops, used book dealers, model train shows, railroadiana shows, or through online book auctions. In the late 1850s, a continuous line connected the lower mississippi river with the southern. Early in the war, corinth was an assembly point for confederate soldiers. I had almost forgotten how laborious it was to read some parts of railroad history since i have no background in stocks, bonds and.
Today, some of the corinth and counces trackage is operated by the kansas city southern railway. Railroad maps, 1828 to 1900, available online, southern states. It became tennrail corp 901 in 1993 and kansas city southern 4301 in june 1996. The relatively new transportation technologies, steamboats and railroads, revolutionized the art of war. Hillknown as the empire builderto its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight. Newspaper, 1862, corinth, corinth, mississippi library. Alcorn county lies at the crossroads of two major rail lines thea norfolk southern and kansas city southerna and is the terminus of a third, mississippi central railway, connecting corinth with red bay, alabama. The corinth and counce railroad was a class iii railroad operating freight service between mississippi and tennessee. In 1983 it was taken over by tennrail, which was a subsidiary of midsouth rail. Katherine ayres is the author of family tree, which has been named to several state award lists, and north by night.
To society members, we offer carefullyresearched reference sheets, a quarterly gn goat publication, an annual calendar, discounts on model kits, books, cds and other items, and an annual convention to discover all that is the great northern railway. To assist in their understanding of frontier life, students can read books in the. The confederates had constructed a defensive line of earthworks anchored on the memphis and charleston railroad to the west, continuing around to the north of corinth, crossing the mobile and ohio railroad and purdy road, then turning south following the high ground commanding bridge creek and crossing the memphis and charleston railroad well east of the crossover, and anchoring on the danville road, onehalf mile east of the mobile and ohio. Filmed 8242017 at corinth mississippi first trip to mississippi and caught a ns research train as the first catch which ended up tying down where. Mississippi s rail history date back to 1835 when the west feliciana railroad began operations hauling the southern staple product of cotton.
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