Railroad - Tuscarora Valley - Along the Route (2012)

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MAP OF TVRR FROM PORT ROYAL to FREEDOM STATION
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During the Spring and Summer of 2012, in preparation for Port Royal's Bicentennial Celebration, history teacher and historical fiction writer, Wayne E. Taylor retraced the route of the Tuscarora Valley Railroad and made a photographic record of his efforts. Although the tracks are gone, the leveled ground of the roadbeds and some of the concrete abutments are still present. Sometimes reference is made to local property owners. These are the property owners as of 2012. On some occasions Wayne had to clear underbrush to show the locations of the road bed. The photos that are found in this category are a tribute to Wayne's efforts. (Unless indicated otherwise, all photos in this section were taken by Wayne.)

Wayne begins his route at the Transfer Yards in Port Royal and works his way to the southern terminus at Blairs Mills.

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Contributed by rkohler3 on 3/31/13 - Image Year: 2012
NORTH END OF TRANSFER AREA: The northern end of the TVRR Transfer Area on Third Street in Port Royal.
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LOOKING TOWARD THE NORTH END OF TRANSFER AREA: The northern end of the TVRR Transfer Area on Third Street in Port Royal. (The large building in front of the ridge at one time housed the Rae-Sel Garment Factory. The front of that building faces Fairview (N. Fourth Street)).
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LOOKING TOWARD THE NORTH END OF TRANSFER AREA: The northern end of the TVRR Transfer Area on Third Street in Port Royal. (The back of the building in the center left of the photo at one time housed the Rae-Sel Garment Factory. The paved road at the bottom left of the photo is N. Third Street in Port Royal).
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TRANSFER AREA LOOKING SOUTH: Looking south along N. Third Street in Port Royal from the TVRR Transfer Area. (The top portion of the Tuscarora Mountain is visible in the distance.)
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BLUE VALLEY INDUSTRIES: This photo shows Blue Valley Industries in the foreground. The larger blue building is located at the site of the former Breyers Creamery. This area south to Milford (North) Street was the location of the TVRR's Transfer Area. (The Hotel Royal is the dark red building in the center right of the photo.)
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CORNER OF MILFORD AND FOURTH STREETS: From the Transfer Area the TVRR crossed Fourth Street and heading west ran parallel on the north side of Milford Street until west of Ninth Street it crossed Milford Street and headed toward the bridge crossing the Tuscarora Creek..
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MILFORD STREET: The TVRR runs parallel on the north side of Milford Street between Fourth and Eighth Streets. (The buildings in this photo did not exist prior to 1934 since they would have been in the right-of-way.)
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CORNER OF SIXTH and MILFORD STREETS: The TV would unload here for the Juniata County Fairgrounds.
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CORNER OF EIGHTH and MILFORD STREETS: The TV would unload here for the Airy View Academy and the Port Royal High School.
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MILFORD STREET EXTENSION: The TV continued to parallel Milford Street past Eighth Street. These houses were not constructed until after World War II, long after the TVRR ceased operation.
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CROSSES MILFORD: This is the location where the TVRR crossed the Milford Street Extension and headed toward Route 75 and the Tuscarora Creek Railroad Bridge.
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HAVING CROSSED MILFORD: This is the location where the TVRR crossed the Milford Street Extension and headed toward Route 75 and the Tuscarora Creek Railroad Bridge.
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BETWEEN MILFORD and ROUTE 75: (Route 75 didn't exist at this location when the TVRR was in operation. During its operation Route 75 was the Town Lane portion of Main Street.)
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TVYY CROSSES ROUTE 75 After crossing the road the route went behind the two houses on the right. A Pin Mill was located where the ranch style house now exists and there was a blacksmith shop located next to the house furthest from the camera.
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APPROACH TO TVRR BRIDGE AT TUSCARORA CREEK (From yhe Port Royal Side of the Creek.)
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ABUTMENT TO THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK
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TOPS OF THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (An automobile can be seen entering the Route 75 Bridge on the right of the photo.)
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THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (It appears that high water flows in the creek have trapped tree limbs and other debris.)
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THE END OF THE ABUTMENT TO THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK
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SIDE AND END OF THE ABUTMENT TO THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK
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THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (The photo was taken from the Route 75 Bridge which is about 75 yards north of the piers.)
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THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (The view is from the Old Port side of the Creek looking toward Port Royal.)
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THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (The view is from the Old Port side of the Creek looking toward Port Royal.)
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THE ABUTMENT TO THE PIERS OF THE TVRR BRIDGE ACROSS THE TUSCARORA CREEK (On the Old Port side of the creek.)
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TVRR RETAINING WALL AT SANDBAR ROAD IN OLD PORT
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PATH OF THE TVRR IN OLD PORT FROM SANDBAR ROAD.
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TVRR CUT BEHIND BEN GRONINGER'S IN OLD PORT
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TVRR CUT AND ROADBED BEHIND BEN GRONINGER'S AND GEORGE HATTER'S IN OLD PORT
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TVRR CROSSED ROUTE 333 IN OLD PORT AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY LEFT OF GABE HECKERT'S HOUSE.
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TVRR ROADBED FOLLOWED THE DRIVEWAY AT GABE HECKERT'S HOUSE (Roadbed began paralleling Route 333 at this point.)
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TVRR ROADBED BEHIND GABE HECKERT'S HOUSE IN OLD PORT
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TVRR ROADBED LOOKING BACK TOWARD GABE HECKERT'S HOUSE IN OLD PORT.
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TVRR ROADBED LOOKING TOWARD OLD PORT (Route 333 can be seen at the center right of the photo.)
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TVRR ROADBED LOOKING TOWARD BLUE SPRING IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP
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TVRR ROADBED BETWEEN OLD PORT AND BLUE SPRING
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TVRR ABUTMENT ACROSS HUNTER'S RUN BETWEEN OLD PORT AND BLUE SPRING IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP
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TVRR ROADBED LOOKING TOWARD BLUE SPRING IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP (Shoulder of Route 333 os visible on the bottom left of the photo.)
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TVRR ROADBED RUNS IN FRONT OF SWARTZ PROPERTY (ACROSS FROM BLUE SPRING) IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP
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TVRR ROADBED IN SWARTZ FRONT LAWN ACROSS FROM BLUE SPRING IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP
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TVRR ROADBED ALONG HUNTER'S RUN (LOOKING TOWARD BUTCHERSHOP ROAD) IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP
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WHERE THE TVRR ROADBED CROSSED BUTCHERSHOP ROAD NEAR QUARRY LANE IN TURBETT TOWNSHIP AND HEADED WEST.
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TVRR ROADBED (in foreground) AS IT RUNS BEHIND WALNUT BOTTOM FARMHOUSE.
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MAP OF TVRR FROM TURBETT STATION to SPRUCE HILL STATION
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WHERE TVRR CROSSED BOYER ROAD (West of Walnut Bottom Farm)
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TVRR ROADBED AFTER IT CROSSED BOYER ROAD (Looking West)
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MAP OF TVRR FROM PORT ROYAL to GRAHAM STATION
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TVRR ROADBED AFTER IT CROSSED ROUTE 74 AT FREEDOM FREEDOM SCHOOL (Looking Westward)
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FARM LANE OFF OF GRAHAM STATION ROAD
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TVRR AFTER IT CROSSED CENTER ROAD (Looking Westward)
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TVRR CROSSED ROUTE 75 (View from in front of Conn's Store looking west along Route 75)
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TVRR ROUTE BETWEEN MEMMINGER'S RUN AND ROUTE 75.
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MAP OF TVRR FROM SPRUCE HILL to PLEASANT VIEW STATION.
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TVRR ROADBED AT RICHARD BOWEN'S (Looking toward Spruce Hill School).
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TVRR ROADBED AT RICHARD BOWEN'S - LOCATION OF SEVEN PINES STATION
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TVRR ROADBED AT RICHARD BOWEN'S - LOCATION OF SEVEN PINES STATION
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TVRR BRIDGE AT RICHARD BOWEN'S - LOCATION OF SEVEN PINES STATION (Richard is standing on the Bridge)
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TVRR AT ESH'S CROSSING (Looking east from the end of Mill Lane) (Isabel McKnight Hubler's house can be seen behind the mobile home. Isabel's husband Bill operated his well drilling business from the light green building across Route 75.)
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MILL LANE - TVRR ROADBED WAS ON THE RIGHT OF THIS ROAD AFTER PASSING ESH'S CROSSING.
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SOUTHWEST OF ESH'S CROSSING (Looking west from Mill Lane)
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NEAR PLEASANT VIEW STATION (Looking West from Johnson Road)
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NEAR WARBLE STATION (Looking East from T-Lane Road)
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TVRR CROSSED ROUTE 75 IN THIS VICINITY (Just northeast of Fort Bigham)
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TVRR ROUTE ALONG WARBLE RUN (Just northeast of Fort Bigham)
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MAP OF TVRR FROM WARBLE STATION to EAST WATERFORD
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TVRR NEAR THE RICHARD CRAWFORD FARMHOUSE NEAR FORT BIGHAM. (The route was along the line of the power poles.)
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TVRR ROUTE WAS PARALLEL TO ROUTE 75 SOUTH OF FORT BIGHAM. (The power line poles mark the route.)
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REMNANTS OF TVRR BRIDGE OVER LAUREL RUN ALONG ROUTE 850 (North of Honey Grove)
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MAP OF TVRR FROM HONEY GROVE STATION to EAST WATERFORD STATION
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EAST OF HECKMAN STATION (Looking toward Honey Grove)
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WEST OF HECKMAN STATION
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EASTERN APPROACH TO EAST WATERFORD (Along Tuscarora Creek)
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EASTERN EAST WATERFORD (Along the Tuscarora Creek)
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LOOKING TOWARD EAST WATERFORD (From Robinson's Lane)
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WEST OF EAST WATERFORD (Between Robinson's Lane and the Tuscarora Creek)
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WEST OF EAST WATERFORD (Between Robinson's Lane and the Tuscarora Creek)
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MAP OF TVRR FROM EAST WATERFORD STATION to ROSS FARM STATION
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TUSCARORA CREEK CAMPGROUND (The arrows mark the route of the TVRR)
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TVRR ROUTE AT TUSCARORA CREEK CAMPGROUND (Looking East)
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TVRR ROUTE (Tuscarora Heritage Days Area)
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TVRR ROUTE (Tuscarora Heritage Days Area)
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ROWLES LANE (East of Pumping Station Road)
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WEST OF ROWLES LANE (East of Pumping Station Road)
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MAP OF TVRR FROM EAST WATERFORD to BLAIR'S MILLS
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APPROACHING EAST WATERFORD (From the North)
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TVRR PIERS OVER THE TUSCARORA CREEK AT BLAIR'S MILLS.
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TVRR PIERS OVER THE TUSCARORA CREEK AT BLAIR'S MILLS.
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MAP OF THE ENTIRE ROUTE OF THE TUSCARORA VALLEY RAILROAD

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