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Title |
Story of Rorer Iron Co. Railroad Project Recalled |
Dates of Creation |
n.d. |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper clipping, "Story of Rorer Iron Co. Railroad Project Recalled." In 1883, several Roanoke citizens, to include Ferdinand Rorer, Elijah McClanahan, Samuel Coit, John Sykes, and George Gray, petitioned to grant a charter to form Rorer Iron Co. This company was to be built in Gale, an African American settlement near Pinkard Court, and named after Joseph Gale. The article discusses the railroad company and its path through throughout Roanoke. |
Creator |
Raymond Barnes |
Subjects |
Rorer Iron Company Railroad Blackwater stream Ore Branch Roanoke River Highland Park |
Search Terms |
McClanahan Rorer Iron Co Joseph Gale Ferdinand Rorer John Sykes George Gray Samuel Coit railroad |
People |
Bowyer, William Burwell, Nathaniel Cook, William Faris, Benjamin Farley, William Fowler, Thomas Griffin, John Harvey, Lewis Jackson, Andrew Kyle, James Lamkin, Griffin McCauley, John McClanahan, Elijah McDermed William Reynolds, Andrew Richardson, John Simpson, James Thomas, Elias Tosh, Thomas Woods, Absalom |
Collection |
Palmer Collection |
Imagefile |
061\2010400512.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Object ID |
2010.40.0512 |
Extent of Description |
12.5 h x 4.25 w |