Railroad Produces Brandywine Ohio in mid-1800s

Crawford County Ohio Villages Spotlight on Brandywine source:  Hal Weiland, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum, 6-7 July 2002 2 County Towns Products of Railroad, Post Office How would you like to live on Spore-Puckertown Road?  That could have been the name of County Highway 31 north of Bucyrus. In the mid-1800s enterprising settlers established an early version of … Continue reading Railroad Produces Brandywine Ohio in mid-1800s

Bucyrus Rail Road Station Renovation Is Now A Decade Old

The Bucyrus Ohio Rail Road Station was renovated by the Bucyrus Station Association during the first decade of the 21st century between 2000 and 2011. BEFORE Bucyrus Ohio Rail Road Station BEFORE Renovation by the Bucyrus Station Association. Photo Credit: Jim Croneis AFTER Bucyrus Ohio Rail Road Station AFTER renovation by the Bucyrus Station Associate. … Continue reading Bucyrus Rail Road Station Renovation Is Now A Decade Old

Crawford County Ohio Rail Road History Extracted

1910 Night view of T&OC Depot Extracts from the 1881 and 1912 Crawford County Ohio Histories reveal origin of Rail Roads going through the county. The first railroad to go through Crawford County was chartered and surveyed in 1836-1837 to link Cincinnati to Springfield by following the Ohio River to the Little Miami River then … Continue reading Crawford County Ohio Rail Road History Extracted