Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
January 27, 1903
The Calhoun Chronicle
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
McArthur & Company is preparing for Little Kanawha Railroad work by building storehouses at Palestine and Creston, a powder house near Reedy Ripple, and sub-contractor Leonard nears completion of a camp opposite Elizabeth.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
McArthur & Company are making extensive preparations to facilitate their work on the Little Kanawha Railroad. They have erected a large storehouse at Palestine and will ship material to that point, to be transferred to where it is needed along the line. Another building will be erected at once at Creston, which will be used as a store house for cement. A powder house will be built near Reedy Ripple. Sub-Contractor Leonard, who has the contract for grading two miles of road opposite Elizabeth, has almost finished work on the camp, which is directly across the river from that town.--Parkersburg News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Preparations
Storehouse Construction
Grading Contract
Little Kanawha
Parkersburg News
What entities or persons were involved?
Mcarthur & Company
Leonard
Where did it happen?
Little Kanawha Railroad, Palestine, Creston, Reedy Ripple, Elizabeth
Story Details
Key Persons
Mcarthur & Company
Leonard
Location
Little Kanawha Railroad, Palestine, Creston, Reedy Ripple, Elizabeth
Story Details
McArthur & Company erects storehouse at Palestine for materials, plans one at Creston for cement and a powder house near Reedy Ripple. Sub-contractor Leonard nearly finishes camp for grading two miles opposite Elizabeth.