Hundley-Summers railroad collection, 1862-1994.

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Hundley-Summers railroad collection, 1862-1994.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49390437

This collection consists of railroad-related materials compiled by John R. Summers of Louisville, Kentucky. Materials, dating from 1862-1994, include roadway and track field notes, valuation field notes, valuation profiles, summary sheets, real estate map, vicinity maps, USGS maps, Sanborn maps, deed and contract information, timetables, photographs, valuation grading and cross section notes, books, station lists, memorabilia, scrapbooks, highway laws and regulations, magazines, maps and drawings by Summers, and Louisville and Nashville Railroad annual reports. The collection also includes an index of materials and a history of Summers' family.

19 cubic ft.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7607901

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Summers, John R., 1927-

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John R. Summers was born in Irvine, Kentucky, and grew up in Louisville as a third-generation railroad employee. He began his railroad career with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in the Engineering Department and retired as engineer of public projects for CSX in Jacksonville, Florida. His fascination with railroads led him to compile this large collection, dating from 1862 to 1994, which includes his memoirs and some family history. His grandfather, John Price Hundley, was a sectio...

Summers, Richard George, 1895-1980.

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Hundley, John Price, 1872-1953.

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company

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The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company was a railroad that served the southeastern part of the United States. From the description of Employee Pass, 1899 March 4. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49251564 Chartered in 1850 and also known as the L & N Railroad and Old Reliable. It was a small regional railroad until after the Civil War when it underwent expansion into a major Midwestern and Southern area railroad stretching from Louisville, to ...

Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine, and Beattyville Railroad Company.

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Louisville and Atlantic Railroad Company.

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