Railroading around Hazard and Perry County

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel
Cover of the book Railroading around Hazard and Perry County by Martha Hall Quigley, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Martha Hall Quigley ISBN: 9781439633489
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 19, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Martha Hall Quigley
ISBN: 9781439633489
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 19, 2006
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Besides the 1795 settling of what later became Hazard, Kentucky, and the establishment of Perry County in 1821, no other event has had the historical significance of the coming of the railroad. Until the track-laying train came through the tunnel north of town and stopped briefly for a celebration, Hazard was landlocked, and the townspeople had never heard the earthshaking sound of the train whistle. Before the railroad, the river was their road. The only few household conveniences known to these isolated people were laboriously brought up the river on push boats. Many materials used to build the railroad were also transported on flatboats. As a bridge and tunnel were built, and a passage was made for the engine that carried the railroad ties, John G. Kinner documented the change with his camera. Images of Rail: Railroading Around Hazard and Perry County features John G. Kinner�s vivid and historic\photographs and others from the Bobby Davis Museum collection.
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Besides the 1795 settling of what later became Hazard, Kentucky, and the establishment of Perry County in 1821, no other event has had the historical significance of the coming of the railroad. Until the track-laying train came through the tunnel north of town and stopped briefly for a celebration, Hazard was landlocked, and the townspeople had never heard the earthshaking sound of the train whistle. Before the railroad, the river was their road. The only few household conveniences known to these isolated people were laboriously brought up the river on push boats. Many materials used to build the railroad were also transported on flatboats. As a bridge and tunnel were built, and a passage was made for the engine that carried the railroad ties, John G. Kinner documented the change with his camera. Images of Rail: Railroading Around Hazard and Perry County features John G. Kinner�s vivid and historic\photographs and others from the Bobby Davis Museum collection.

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