Researching First Reference to Dorney

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Jim and Ken, thank you!

I’ve added your latest comments to my notes, and where they came from. If you come across anything else, please let me know. 

For anyone reading this with mild interest, a placename marking the location of the Dorney coaling station has been added to Google Maps. I encourage others to do the same for their points of interest!  

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GDxFtJbMX6eCU6AFA

Matt Goodman

> On Jul 18, 2025, at 3:33 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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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
>> 
>> 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.
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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!
>> 
>> 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.” 
>> 
>> 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. 
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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
>>> 
>>> 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:
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>>> Dorney Built 1910 Concrete
>>> 4 Tracks 8 chutes
>>> Link 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:
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>>> 
>>> 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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