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 > >