Perhaps Richard Overton's books on the corporate history of the Burlington
address this topic in some manner. Would corporate annual reports mention why
they named a new station (e.g. we named for our beloved ex-vice president).
callary ed <tb0exc1@c...> wrote:
>
>Perhaps I should have stated things more clearly in my first posting. Yes,
>I have gone through most of the county histories (most of which copied
>nearly verbatim from one another so errors have perpetuated and become
>dogma over the years). I have gone thru a large number of town and
>township histories (most of which copied from the (copied) county
>histories) and the miscellaneous information in the major regional history
>centers. So I have done the academic background work but I don't see why
>this was relevant.
>
>Now I'm hoping to fill in some blanks and come accross some inhouse or
>interest group publications that do not make it into the large databases;
>something like Ackerman has done for the IC would be ideal.
>
>Again I would appreciate leads and I reiterate the county histories are
>often suspect and the copying of one from another lends a patina of
>authority by weight of numbers to what may have been originally a less
>than solid surmise.
>
>The best sources for such as this are insider sources, such as Ackerman
>for the IC, whose purpose is not to sell books such as the county
>histories which turned every township into a paradise and every community
>into a paragon of virtue and industry.
>
>So anything published by the Burlington or by employees or knowledgeable
>interest groups or individuals would be appreciated.
>
>Cheers,
>
>
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