Alleghany - Date of Name Change to Shawsville

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John

that one is easy.  It is now Harry Bundy, VA.

Some old folks call it Montvale rather than Buffords or the better known 
Bundy to those that work in the archives.

Jim


On 3/25/2018 2:10 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Bud,
>
> The May 1926 issue of the NW magazine (p.362) agrees with this. It states that V&T TT No.14 June 14 1866 shows this station as Shawsville and later the AM&O annual report of 1877 list this station as Alleghany. The article continues "Apparently its name was changed for some reason and then subsequent to 1877 it was again given its present name."
>
> Trivia: What is the current name of 'Buford's'?
>
> John Garner
> Newport, VA
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> Abram,
>
> The V&T RR Time Table dated "on and about" May 1st, 1856 states "Shawsville".  Must have been changed to Alleghany after that and then back to Shawsville by 1882.
>
> Bud Jeffries
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> I went through the Official Guides.
>
> Last T.T. available showing name "Alleghany" is 7/3/1881.
>
> First T.T. available showing name "Shawsville" is dated 7/19/1882.
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> -- abram burnett
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