Doran's Spur, Mississippi
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Lamar County Population: Town incorporated: no Post office: no |
Next Town East- Varnado
Milepost 5 (from Hattiesburg)
Next Town West- Wardwell |
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Map by Tony Howe |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
The Mississippi Central Railroad built a spur to serve the sawmill of E. J. Doran Lumber Co. in 1918 and called the location Doran's Spur.. It was removed in March 1921. In 1923 the railroad was rebuilt to ease grades and straighten curves and the old line through Doran's Spur was abandoned. INDUSTRY- E. J. Doran- operated sawmill here 1919, shown as having a pine lumber mill cutting 15,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No 21-L List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Mississippi Central RR Nov. 1, 1919. |
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net