Hi, I sent a short note to Carol with scant information about the railroad. The "writings" she mentioned are her wishful thinking. Mildred McCormick compiled an article for the Springhouse magazine years ago and that is what I was referring to in my note and I failed to give her details and reference. The Johnson County Genealogical & Historical Society and the Pope County Historical Society are conducting a joint meeting 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 18th in a location midway between the two towns at Dixon Springs Baptist Church located on State Rt. 146 near the Chocolate Factory and the Dixon Springs State park. A panel is sharing historical events connecting and effecting the two counties. One topic is building St. RT. 146 and the spandrel bridge. The bridge story is on my neglected homepage under "Southern Illinois" Pope County. Another topic is the railroad that joined the counties. I shared Mr. Rogers e-mail with the lady compiling a brief history for the meeting. The University of IL Agriculture affecting both counties will be presented. History of Hound Ridge near the county line will be presented. I am working on Spout Springs, the frontier area that is the beginning of Glendale and Allard communities. People traveled miles in wagons and buggies to have large picnics in this resort. John A. Logan recruited Civil War soldiers there. If anyone has information about history of Spout Springs, please let me know. It is now a neglected area unknown by most people in both counties. By the way, I am not an "author" just a compiler and published a few histories, obituary books and family genealogy. Thanks, Carol for bringing this topic to the attention of the list and the very informative response from George Rogers! Faye Bowman fayebow@shawneelink.net http://www.shawneelink.net/~fayebow/ -----Original Message----- From: Rmarkowi@aol.com [mailto:Rmarkowi@aol.com] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:04 PM To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILPOPE-L] Faye, please write to us about the Southern Illinois Rail Road I did not see your writings and would appreciate your repeating the note or story you sent out as I am very interrupted in the rail road history in Metropolis and Massac County. Regina Covington Bruner Markowicz Troy, Michigan