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1871 May 25
Description
Letter to the president of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, requesting that they build a depot in the town of Surrounded Hill.
Transcription
[Page 1] Surrounded Hill, Ark,
May 25th 1871
To the President
Memphis + Little Rock R.R.
Dr Sir --
I am authorized to say by
citizens of Surrounded Hill, that they are
anxious for the depot to be located on
the land lying between the Harris farms,
one fourth of a mile west of the side track,
for the following reasons to wit:
1st. They can have a high dry wagon
road to Des Arc.
2d They can get a good Deed to the land,
3d, They wish to start business houses
here, and are not willing to build on land
they cannot get a deed to.
4th. This is the central point for this sec -
tion of country.
Further, the company can get a
deed to all the land they may need, free
of charges, for track and depot purposes,
say two hundred feet by eighty rods, if
they prefer it in that shape; can have the
land on either side of the road you wish,
and more land if needed.
The earth to be removed to put
[Page 2] in side track, will be two feet three
inches
I hope you will give us a call
and see for yourself the many advantages
in locating the depot at this point
We intend building up a
tram here at an early day. We have
Three or four stores waiting location
Respectfully yours
B.H. Madrin
Surrounded Hill station, Ark.
Physical Description
Microfilm
Subjects
Railroads; Industry; Industrialization
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0010.0013a
Resource Type
Small Manuscript Collection
Collection
Small manuscript collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter from B. H. Madrin to President of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, Small manuscript collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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