Researching First Reference to Dorney

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 Matt
I am with you. I know there was a Dorney before 1910.
In looking at the Valuations 1916 there were 3 shanty's at Dorney. Two about 14x19 and one 3x5.  That 3x5 is listed as a Tool Box Shanty.  That was even smaller than the toilets.  Perhaps the 1901 structure Alex found.  There are no dates of construction in the valuations.
The first drawing in the N&WHS for Dorney I could find was dated 2/12/1909. It was for the foundation for the water softerner.  
    On Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:06:01 AM EDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:   

 Thanks Jim. The structure stood until somewhere between 1953 and 1959 - pretty durable for gravel!
The capacity from your source is interesting. I have a photo in my collection, ca. 1912, with the following caption:
"This is an 880-ton pocket, with sand drying house, boiler house, and small overhead dry sand bin.” 
I’ll add your 700t reference to my notes.
My project is a history of the place name, potentially for the Pickaway County Historical Society. The few locals that know the name associate it with a stop on the Scioto Valley Traction interurban. It was that, but given it was in far from any public roads, it was effectively only used for N&W employees of the plant. My assumption is that the place name came to be in 1901 (Alex Schust’s book), but I’m hoping earlier N&W timetables can confirm or refine when “Dorney” was first used. 
 Matt Goodman


On Jul 17, 2025, at 6:15 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
 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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