N&W in 1909--Pumping Station

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When I lived in Bluefield, VA (as Graham is now known, of course) Beaver  
Creek literally flowed through our back yard.  When the builder developed  
about a half dozen lots along South College Avenue just outside the Bluefield, 
 VA city limits, he bulldozed a new channel for Beaver Creek that put it  
hard against the south side of the valley, thus giving room to build houses 
on  the lots.  That was fine unless we had a cloudburst, in which case the  
creek asserted itself and flooded most of the valley, once within three feet 
of  the back of our house.
 
Gordon, your newspaper extracts do bring back memories, Thank You!
 
Dave Phelps

 
 
In a message dated 5/8/2009 6:56:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Bluefield Daily Telegraph
August 27,  1909
 
THE GRAHAM DAILY  NEWS
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Auxiliary Pumping  Station
    The Norfolk  and Western railroad hands were engaged yesterday in 
installing an auxiliary  pumping station at Graham.  On account of the heavy 
traffic on the  road of late, the water supply at Bluefield pumped with two 
large pumps from  Bluestone river, has not been sufficient to accommodate the 
number of engines  in use and hence the auxiliary pump arrangement was made 
necessary.  The  new pump will take its water supply from Beaver Pond branch 
and the Graham  water tank will be supplied from this source which, railroad 
men say, will  relieve the water situation which , it is said, has caused 
the road's  officials considerable concern of late.
------
Gordon  Hamilton


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