Researching First Reference to Dorney

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Hey Matt

I looked, or tried to look at the employee timetables we had, but one of them is missing, I hope just misplaced.

Dorney is not listed in anything prior to 1900.

It is first listed in the Stations and Sidings book No. 36, effective September 1, 1912; however, there were no listings prior to that date.

Best
Ken Miller

> On Jul 18, 2025, at 11:09 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Matt
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> I am with you. I know there was a Dorney before 1910.
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> 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.
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> 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.  
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> 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:
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> Thanks Jim. The structure stood until somewhere between 1953 and 1959 - pretty durable for gravel!
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> The capacity from your source is interesting. I have a photo in my collection, ca. 1912, with the following caption:
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> "This is an 880-ton pocket, with sand drying house, boiler house, and small overhead dry sand bin.” 
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> I’ll add your 700t reference to my notes.
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> 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. 
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>  Matt Goodman
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>> On Jul 17, 2025, at 6:15 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Matt
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>> I am not sure where you are going but it is rather interesting.
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>> The first time Dorney showed up in my station list was a 1910 N&W station list.
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>> A 1917 list of N&W coaling stations contains the following:
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>> Dorney Built 1910 Concrete
>> 4 Tracks 8 chutes
>> Link Belt 700 ton cap.
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>> I might add the valuations of 1916 and later show construction gravel.  I think they forgot to mention cement.
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>> Jim Blackstock
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>> 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:
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>> Hi everyone, 
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>> 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.
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>> 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. 
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>> An 1887 Scioto Valley Railroad public timetable (N&W predecessor) from the rails and trails site does not list Dorney. 
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>> 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). 
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>> Thanks!
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>> Matt Goodman
>> Columbus, Ohio, US 
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