On a 1870's map of Highspire, the railroad tracks ran parallel to the river and not far from it, the railroad station was in the southeastern part of town on this track, and my ancestor, Jacob Wise/ Weiss's land is shown straddling the tracks a block west of the railway station. It occupied five lots. Yours, Dora --- "Charles E. Fies, Retired" <chasfies@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Dora Smith wrote: > > > Does anyone know which railroad company owned > the > > line that went through Highspire, and its > railway > > station? > > > > Yours, > > Dora Smith et al::}~ > > SEVERAL railroads were involved in the > old Highspire area, so > you would need to know more about the person > you are tracking. > > The PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD's main line > went through Highspire. > > Bethlehem Steel operated their own > railroad, known as the S & H > Railroad (presumably for Steelton-Highspire). > > The P and R (Philadelphia and Reading > RailRoad) had terminals > in Middletown, Highspire, Steelton AND > Harrisburg. Employees in all > locations, so if someone worked for the > railroad in those localities, DO > NOT overlook the smaller, less known railroads. > > Perhaps you could contact some railroad > buff for more details if > you need them to track down ancestors. I knew > a guy who worked in the > Steelton office for the P&R. My mother worked > in the Middletown P&R > office building. My wife's Uncle Jake was > killed in Royalton by a > falling rail at age 37. What railroad company? > We don't know, and > haven't found that documentation. The > newspaper obit didn't say. > > Regards, > -- > CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> > BABB - HARTMAN > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> > DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> > ERNST-GRUBER > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> > FIES/FEES Family History Research Site > <http://www.fies-fees.org> > Forgotten Cemeteries > <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> > FRASCELLA -- > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> > HARTMAN > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> > SCHLEGEL-PETERS > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> > SNYDER-JONES > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> > WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> > ZIMMERMAN lacks source data > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Dora Smith wrote: > On a 1870's map of Highspire, the railroad tracks > ran parallel to the river and not far from it, > the railroad station was in the southeastern part > of town on this track, and my ancestor, Jacob > Wise/ Weiss's land is shown straddling the tracks > a block west of the railway station. It occupied > five lots. > > Yours, > Dora::}~ I'll check some of my McDonald's Coffee drinkers to see who the local historian is, and maybe we can come up with answers for you. This may take a while, 'cause they all don't come in every day. The one guy I know doing this 'stuff' makes it about once a week. And he can't even spell 'computer', yet alone use one! Back around the mid-1800s, the Canals were at their highest, beginning to wind down as the railroads came into popularity. By around 1865 things changed quickly; the canals were out, and the railroads were in. Any railroad buff (which I ain't one) should be able to field this simple question. We'll see. Regards, -- CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org> Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> ZIMMERMAN lacks source data