The “Pea Vine” railroad operated between Lexington and Perryville for 50 years before being discontinued in 1936. The trains and tracks are gone but remnants can still be found in parts of Decatur and Henderson Counties. The path of the “Pea Vine” railbed has been…
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The New York Times, April 3, 1892 Richmond, Va., April 2.-A general meeting of the stockholders of the Virginia Construction Company was held at the offices of the company here to-day. The agreement made by the Board of Directors on March 1 for the disposition…
Fire, Explosion Kills One, Injures Three December 29 The Parsons News Leader, January 11, 1957 A small fire and succeeding explosion killed one person and injured several others, three seriously, in Parsons on Saturday, December 290. Killed when the upper floor of the building occupied…
The Alvin C. York Bridge across the Tennessee River at Perryville built so travelers, business men, and the general public might have an easier, more convenient, and safer way of crossing the Tennessee River. This bridge was built in 1930, being opened on July 4,…