Researching First Reference to Dorney

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 Matt
I am not sure where you are going but it is rather interesting.
The first time Dorney showed up in my station list was a 1910 N&W station list.
A 1917 list of N&W coaling stations contains the following:
Dorney Built 1910 Concrete4 Tracks 8 chutesLink Belt 700 ton cap.
I might add the valuations of 1916 and later show construction gravel.  I think they forgot to mention cement.
Jim Blackstock


On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 02:51:59 PM EDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:   

 Hi everyone, 

I’m gathering some final notes on the Dorney, Ohio coaling station, and would like to nail down when that place-name was first referenced for a writing project.

The earliest reference I have is in Alex Schust’s book on the Scioto Division, where he states a tool house was built at Dorney in 1901. 

An 1887 Scioto Valley Railroad public timetable (N&W predecessor) from the rails and trails site does not list Dorney. 

If any of you have some early, pre 1901, N&W timetables that you could check, I’d be very appreciative. Dorney was located just south of Circleville Ohio (zooming out a bit, between Chillicothe and Columbus). 

Thanks!

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio, US 
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