===================== From: Paula Kelley Ward <chachalady@sbcglobal.net> Date: 2008/03/29 Sat AM 11:39:24 CDT To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAFLOYD] Sears Roebuck Mail-Order Homes Does anyone know if Sears Catalog Homes were built in Floyd County? They were built around the country between 1908 and 1940. These homes were the early versions of prefabricated homes. What amazes me is that they shipped the house in pieces by train and then hauled them out to the farm by horses and wagons. I suppose if anyone in Floyd County ordered one of these homes, the closest railroad station was probably Roanoke.does anybody know? Were there any railroad lines closer to Floyd County? -------------- Christiansburg is/was the closest railroad to Floyd. Much better access than Roanoke because they did not have the mountain to negotiate. Actually there was a railroad started in Floyd but it was just a sham to make a little money. The guy did some excavating on the hillside on US 221 North across the road from Duaney's greenhouse. Evidence of where he did the work was still evident in the 1950s. -------------- Jack Spangler Ellicott City, MD Author: (1) Descendants of Daniel and Mary Spangler Franklin Co., Virginia 1773. (2) The Yopps and Related Families With Connections To The Royal Families Of Europe Co-author: The Rising Sun Sets – The Complete Story of the Bombing of Nagasaki For more info see: http://mysite.verizon.net/mjs15/risingsun.htm