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Re: (rshsdepot) Duffields, WV
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I was out of town and would
have missed it entirely as I am at the other end of WV. Don Mills
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> From The Herald-Mail.
>
> Photos available at:
> _http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=198871&format=html_
> (http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=198871&format=html)
>
> Bernie Wagenblast
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 07/17/2008
>
> Restoration of Civil War-era railroad station in Jefferson County under
way
>
> By DAVE McMILLION
> _charlestown_@_herald-mail.com_ (mailto:charlestown@herald-mail.com)
>
>
> Want to help?
>
>
> Donations to help save a Civil War-era train station north of Charles
Town,
> W.Va., may be sent to Duffields Station Inc., P.O. Box 1806,
Shepherdstown,
> WV 25443. Make checks payable to Duffields Station Inc. Donations are tax
> deductible.
>
>
> DUFFIELDS, W.Va. - Workers have torn off a dilapidated roof and are
getting
> ready to install a new metal one, beginning the restoration of a Civil
> War-era train station in the community of Duffields.
>
>
> Duffields Station Inc., a local group that purchased the building in
hopes
> of restoring it, contracted with A.E. Piercy of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., to
> install a standing-seam roof. The work is expected to be completed by
early next
> month, according to organization members.
>
>
> The old roof was falling apart, wooden floors inside had become "spongy"
and
> Duffields Station Inc. members were eager to start stabilizing the
building.
>
>
> With $5,270 raised to start renovation, Duffields Station members were
ready
> to begin replacement of the roof.
>
>
> Among the group's other priorities are dealing with the water collecting
in
> the building's stone foundation, and accepting bids for work on doors and
> windows, Duffields Station President Jack Snyder said.
>
>
> Duffields Station members are working to raise $8,550, which will allow
them
> to obtain a grant for the same amount from the state, Snyder has said.
>
>
> Work has started on the station since the stabilization project needs to
be
> completed by December under the terms of the grant, Snyder said Monday.
>
>
> Snyder appeared before the Jefferson County Commission last Thursday to
> request $3,000, but the commissioners said they would need to review their
budget
> before making a decision, Snyder said.
>
>
> Commissioner Rusty Morgan said Monday that the train station renovation
is a
> good project but said there is a lot of financial pressure on the
> commission.
>
>
> Morgan said the commission can only fund the most critical needs now and
> added he will probably not be in favor of funding the project, although he
did
> not know how the rest of the commission feels.
>
>
> "This is not a good time for us," said Morgan.
>
>
> "We'll find it one way or another," Snyder said of the money.
>
>
> The half stone, half wooden train station was built in 1839 and is a
short
> distance east of where Flowing Springs Road crosses the railroad tracks in
> Duffields, north of Charles Town.
>
>
> The wooden section is decrepit, and needs to be torn down and rebuilt,
> Snyder said. It appears the wooden section, which was where goods were
stored, was
> "thrown together" when the station was built and did not have a proper
> foundation, Snyder said.
>
>
> Duffields Station members claim the train station is the second-oldest
> "purpose-built" train station in the country.
>
>
> A purpose-built train station means it was constructed for that reason,
> unlike some train station buildings that served other purposes.
>
>
> The station was used to supply Union troops during the Civil War and
mention
> of the building shows up in historical accounts, including the book "The
> James E. Taylor Sketchbook." Taylor was a sketch artist during the Civil
War.
>
>
> Duffields Station members are interested in fully modernizing the station
> for public use - their plans include installing electric service and
plumbing -
> and establishing a visitors center at the site, Snyder said.
>
>
> A full renovation was initially estimated to cost $200,000 but the work
will
> probably cost about $500,000, Snyder said.
>
>
> Once Duffields Station members get the building stabilized, they will
> probably "take a step back for a while" and plan for a full restoration,
Snyder
> said.
>
>
>
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