Ken-
The picture was in a monograph on the H&StJ. It was a pretty rough and
tumble railroad, especially during the Civil War!
I don't have the copy handy but could dig it up if you need it.
Charlie Vlk
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From: "Ken Martin" <kmartin@cwia.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] North Mo RR and H&StJ Questions
> Also at this time the H&StJ was carrying the mail for the Pony Express.
> April 3, 1860 through October 1861 See:
> http://www.ponyexpress.org/history.htm
>
> On a related note I remember seeing years ago in a book a picture of a
> log blockhouse the H&StJ built next to bridges during the Civil war to
> keep bridges from being destroyed. It is not in any of the books I have
> now. Does anyone know of a similar picture and where I can find it?
>
> All in all it could make for an exciting train ride at the time.
>
> Ken Martin
>
>
>
> zephyr9903 wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:37:22 -0700 (PDT), Marty T. Myers wrote
> > > I have a friend who is an author. She is writing a
> > > story where a character takes a trip from St. Louis to
> > > St. Joseph in 1861. I assume this would mean taking
> > > the North Missouri to Macon then the H&StJ to St Joe.
> > > Was this possible?
> >
> > Yes - this was possible - and could have been very exciting at the time.
A
> > deputy commander of Quantrill's Raiders made a "business" out of raiding
the
> > NMRR during the war, (name was "Bloody Bill" Anderson), but I don't
think he
> > was real active until late '62 . . . that road became part of the
Wabash,
> > then the Norfolk & Western, now Norfolk Southern.
> > > Also does anyone know where I can get info on stage lines of that day?
> > I can't help you there - sounds like a job for "Googleman"!
> >
> > Marshall Thayer
> > Mt. Pleasant, IA
> > "
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