I think a History of the Danville Crossing Region would be great. Wonderful idea Dan - who's in charge of doing it? Leslie Moore lmoore@ecsis.net Personal homepage: http://www.ecsis.net/~lmoore/ Lake County, TN Gen page: http://www.ecsis.net/lakecounty/history/ Kennedy Family Info: http://www.ecsis.net/~lmoore/kennedy.html Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel L. Martin <dlmartin2@earthlink.net> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 9:04 AM Subject: Re: Location, location, location > David, and Members of the List: > > I think this would be a great project for us. We could assemble a History of > Danville Crossing Region. It could contain early history and settlement, > families, events, etc., etc. It could be divided into counties. I'm sure you > folks can come up with some other ideas also. > > You know how valuable it is to find a very small original document or article on > some of our history. Well, we need to be thinking of creating those documents > and articles for future generations. It would be a shame to loose all those > stories that Ira has to tell. We must preserve them for those who follow. Our > group has many folks that have a wealth of information to share. Gabby, Ira, > Dave, Jan, and most of the rest of us. It would just take a little planning to > make a wonderful book of our memories and impressions of this historic area! > > Dan > ----------------- > > "David L. Snow" wrote: > > > Thanks, Ira > > > > Really appreciate your sharing the history of the area. Something to few do. > > > > Personal Thanks, > > > > Dave > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > At 01:25 AM 7/27/99 -0400, you wrote: > > >OKAY Dave: > > > > > >I owe you, and will come up with one, about the Ghost of the Flagman that > > got > > >killed, and on certain nights he still comes out and tries to flag a train, > > >he has been seen by a lot of people at the spot just where he was killed > > when > > >he went to sleep and the following train he was supposed to be flagging ran > > >over him. > > > > > >Another thing, the first Town with a Post Office was located at a town on > > the > > >Benton County Side and it was West Danville, and did have the first Post > > >office in that area. > > > > > >Now as to the Elevator it was put in to transfer peanuts from Barges, that > > >had gathered them up, from up and down the river, would bring them to the > > >Danville (On the Danville side Houston County next the coal chute to be > > >transferred from Barge to Railroad box car. > > > > > >I am trying to develop information on what Genealogical effect the building > > >of railroads had on the settling of our country, The two Irish groups that > > >built RR in the South, Chinese in the West, The Mexicans in Texas, The > > >Germans in Pennsylvania, the Irish and Italians in New York and any more I > > >can find. > > > > > >Ira > > > > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > >What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any kids ??? > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > My genealogy software won't accept "spaceship" > > as a "Place of Birth"..... Now What ???? > > -- > Have I, therefore, become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Gal. 4:16 > Jesus said: "I am The Way, The Truth And The Life, and nobody > comes to the Father but by Me" John: 14:6 > Christian Exchange, Inc: http://home.earthlink.net/~dlmartin2/cei/ggm.html > God Bless America: http://www.wwd.net/user/sjackson/america.htm > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! >