I think a Car - Lader is the same as Car Knocker or just plain Carman who checks hoses and brakes on the various cars and they also do other repairs. John John & Jomil Mulvey wrote: > > Does anyone know what a "Car-Lader" might be? Granddad worked for the RR > doing this job- I am sure it has to do with putting stuff into RR cars but > any more info would be appreciated > -----Original Message----- > From: Karen Carlyle <kcarlyle@wave.home.com> > To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 7:13 PM > Subject: Re: Questions > > >Sue, > >According to "Jefferson County and her Townships", this is the history > >of Toronto: > > > >"Toronto as first laid out was entirely within the boundaries of Knox > >Township, occupying the southern corner. Toronto was originally called > >Newburg, then Sloane's Station. John Deputy laid out the town of > >Newburg in 1818. Newburg was a noted steamboat landing and the > >Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad established a station at a point > >called Sloane's Station after William Sloane who granted the railroad a > >right of way. The change was necessary because the railroad had a > >station named Newburg near Cleveland. > > > >It was incorporated in 1881 and the name was changed by a vote of the > >citizens. It was named Toronto, a title suggested by Thomas M. Daniels, > >a pioneer manufacturer. Toronto, Canada was the home of his business > >associate. The coproration limits were extended both north and south > >taking in the village of Fosterville of 112 acres and at the south > >Markle with 25 acres." [p.9] > > > >So it was indeed a steamboat landing! > > > >Karen > >================ > > > >Sue Sohn wrote: > >> > >> Another question or two or more. Is the mailing list archived? And if > >> so, how do I get into it? > >> > >> Is there an obituary for Captain John Shouse, buried Steubenville Union > >> Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio? I believe he was a steamboat captain > >> living in Steubenville. He died in 1894. Could someone look it up for > >> me? > >> > >> Also, any early history of Newburgh, later name Sloan's Station, now > >> Toronto, in Jefferson Co., Ohio, would be of interest to me. Was it a > >> steamboat landing? > >> > >> Any help on this would be very much appreciated. > >> > >> Sue > >> > >> ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > >> This list is archived. To search the archives visit > > > >