New Albany, Mississippi
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Union County Population: 548 in 1890 1033 in 1900 2032 in 1910 2531 in 1920 3187 in 1930 3602 in 1940 Town incorporated: 3-4-1850 Post office: Aug 9, 1841 to present Railroads: G&SI- G&C- MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O- ICG- G&M- Midsouth- KCS- |
GM&N Next Town North- Gale SLSF Next Town Northwest- Peck
MJ&KC Milepost 323.4 in 1905 GM&N Milepost 325.6 in 1924 (from Mobile) SLSF Milepost 562.3 (from Springfield, MO)
GM&N Next Town South- Mitchell SLSF Next Town Southeast- Wallerville |
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1912 soil survey map |
1949 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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Wreck in downtown New Albany April 19, 1950. |
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Frisco passenger station in New Albany, MS on July 26, 1964. |
GM&O depot in New Albany at the Frisco crossing on July 26, 1964. |
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GM&O section house near Relay Yard in 2010. It is located on the corner of Camp Ave. and Gulf St. |
GM&O tracks removed south of New Albany. |
GM&O section house |
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Frisco 4134 on a freight at New Albany, Miss. |
Former GM&O depot in January 1979. |
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Looking south from GM&O station at New Albany in January 1979. Frisco crossing in foreground. |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- Allen & Johnson, grocery 1900 J. J. Anderson- general store 1875-76 J. L. Anderson, grocery 1900 J. T. Armour, blacksmith 1900 Baker & Co., cotton buyers 1900 Bank of New Albany, 1900 Jacob Barden- grocery 1874-75-76 J. T. Beam, grocery 1900 T. L. Beard- grocery 1874-75-76 J. L. Bevill, grocery 1900 Bevill & Hitt, general store 1900 H. E. Blakeslee, publisher & electric lights 1900 H. E. Blakeslee & Co., dry goods 1900 N. Brown- blacksmith 1874-75 J. W. Cantrell, grocery 1900 J. A. Collins, meats 1900 A. T. Crain, blacksmith 1900 Dickson & Reeves- general store 1874-75 Mrs. C. R. Dickson, hotel 1900 V. B. Dickson & Co.- general store 1876 Dickson & Reaves- general store 1876 Douglass & Dansby- drugs 1874 Tom Doxey, general store 1900 C. M. Elder, seed feed & coal 1900 Mrs. C. C. Fish, grocery, meats & butter 1900 N. Fitzpatrick & Co., general store 1900 S. M. Frierson- editor 1874 Furr & Bratton, livery 1900 A. L. Gladney, tin & stoves 1900 Goolsby & Co., sawmill 1900 D. H. Hall, general store 1900 Hall & Parker, general store 1900 P. K. Harris, physician 1873 J. H. Hearn- printer 1875 R. B. Henderson & Co., drugs 1900 Miss Mattie Hill, millinery 1900 R. I. Hill- general store 1874-75-76 G. W. Johnson (4 mi S), grist mill 1900 B. T. Ketchens, general store 1900 John R. King, general store & meats 1900 King Wade & Co., sawmill 1900 Langston & Wiley- liquors 1874-75-76 W. N. McAllister, jeweler 1900 Thos. T. McAllister, blacksmith 1900 W. A. McGill, bottling, ice 1900 Marshall & Davis, grocery 1900 G. W. Martin- mills 1875-76 Geo. S. Mitchell (6 miles from)- general store 1874-75-76 Murray & Rogers- drugs 1875-76 S. L. Neely- grocery 1874-75-76 J. Nelson, grocery & blacksmith 1900 New Albany Compress Co. 1900 Owen & Dansby- dry goods 1875-76 E. M. Owen & Bro., general store 1900 Parks & Swain, general store 1900 Potts & Sanford, drugs 1900 Ratcliff & Owen- dry goods 1874 J. J. Ridd, grocery 1900 Robbins & Swain, hardware 1900 Robinson & Anderson- general store 1874 Mrs. Ada V. Rogers, hotel 1900 Miss Daisy Rogers, general store 1900 Mrs. M. E. Smallwood, general store 1900 R. H. Thompson, general store 1900 Mrs. N. J. Treadway, grocery 1900 G. P. Whiteside, jewelry 1900 W. A. Whittington, general store 1900 Wiley & Bro., general store 1873 Jas. H. Williamson, saddler 1873-74-75-76 Ada Wynn, millinery 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net