Re: (rshsdepot) FW: library in railroad station

["James Kelling" <james.kelling_@_nara.gov>]

Do you know which railroad(s) built or used the freight house?  That might 
be a good place to start your research.  Is Forest near Lima?  If so, it 
may have been on the Pennsylvania Railroad line to Lima.

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> From:     Karen Moore
> Sent:     Tuesday, July 9, 2002 2:43 PM
> To:     mcamp_@_geology.utoledo.edu
> Subject:     library in railroad station
>
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> Hello,
> 
> I am the director of a small public library in Ohio that has recently
> moved into a beloved, historical building that used to be a Freight
> House.  I am attaching a photo of the building.
> 
> Our small community of 1250 has raised over $150,000 of the $200,000
> purchase price of the building.  I am looking for any funding sources
> in order to complete the effort to pay for this building.  Do you know
> of any?
> 
> We are very proud of our building and believe that our Library has the
> most unique building in Ohio.  The building still has the original
> freight scales that are in working order.  We would love to build on
> the train theme, unfortunately we lack anyone with expertise to guide
> us.
> 
> If your group has any advice for us, we would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Karen Moore, Director
> Forest-Jackson Public Library
> 102 W. Lima St., Forest, Ohio 45843
> 419-273-2400, mooreka_@_oplin.lib.oh.us
>

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