Pullmans, Boxcars and Section Houses: Mexican-American Railroad Workers in Franklin County
DUNWOODY RAILROAD AND EARLY ROADS · 2019. 4. 16. · 3 Railroad Section Houses . 1994 – Two...
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DUNWOODY RAILROAD AND
EARLY ROADS
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Dunwoody – a true crossroads railroad town
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The Dinkey
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The Buck at the Chamblee Station
(Roswell Junction)
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Chamblee Depot
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The story behind Nandina Lane
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The Dinkey
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The Roswell Depot
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Michael Hitt dressed as
Isaac Roberts, Engineer
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Images of Dunwoody “The Dutch House”
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Jim Perkins with piece of historic train rail
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Dunwoody Railroad Station
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Railroad Section Gang
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3 Railroad Section Houses
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1994 – Two Section Houses demolished overnight
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Isaac Roberts The only engineer
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Routes of the Roswell
Railroad
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Nancy (“Nannie”)
Turley Roberts
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Robert’s 5 girls and Wing (in-laws)
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Isaac Roberts House as it appeared in 2008
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Isaac Roberts House
First Floor
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Isaac Roberts House
Second Floor
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National Register Nomination
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View from Roberts Road
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Front Door
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View of Hall looking toward
front door
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Dining Room
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View of right Parlor
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Another view of right Parlor
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Left Parlor
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Another view of left Parlor
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Top landing - looking into bedroom
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An upstairs bedroom
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Another upstairs bedroom
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Kitchen area, looking into modern glass breakfast area
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View of house from Chattahoochee River
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A modern garage built to look like old barn
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View of glassed in porch
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View of the well house
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Front yard landscaping
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Top floor porch
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View from the front yard
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Glassed in back porch
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The attic (see knob and tube wiring)
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President Roosevelt
visits his mother’s
childhood home in 1905
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President Roosevelt
at Roswell RR Station
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The President rides from
the railroad
station to Bulloch Hall
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President Roosevelt in
front of Bullock Hall, with Wing
Family