Memphis, Holly Springs, Okalona and Selma Railroad Company.

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The Memphis, Holly Springs, Okalona and Selma Railroad Company was incorporated in 1868, and was organized in 1868 Nov. in meetings at Okalona, Chickasaw Co., Miss. over a period of several days. During that time, L.E. Houston was named chairman of the board, W.B.Forrest and W.R. Moon were elected as president and vice-president, respectively, S.J. Gholson became secretary, and both J.D. Winston and B.R. Walker became assistant secretaries. Other members of the board included John C. Fizer, I.W. Page, Jr., W.W. White, C.L. Stewart, H.W. Walter, R.A. Murdock, W.W. Troup, and G.A. Sykes. Meetings were held not only in Okalona, but also in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tenn., and Columbus, Miss. The idea behind the formation of the railroad was to connect Ala. and Miss. with the southern terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. at Memphis.

From the description of Minutes, 1868-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387980

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associatedWith Fizer, John C. person
associatedWith Forrest, W.B. person
associatedWith Gholson, S.J. person
associatedWith Houston, L.E. person
associatedWith Moon, W.B. person
associatedWith Murdock, R.A. person
associatedWith Page, I.W., Jr. person
associatedWith Selma, Marion, and Memphis Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Southern Pacific Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Stuart, C.L. person
associatedWith Sykes, G.A. person
associatedWith Troup, W.W. person
associatedWith Walker, B.R. person
associatedWith Walter, H.W. person
associatedWith White,W.W. person
associatedWith Winston, J.D. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Columbus (Miss.)
Dallas County (Ala.)
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Shelby County (Tenn.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Mississippi
Chickasaw County (Miss.)
Okalona (Miss.)
Alabama
Tennessee
Selma (Ala.)
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