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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

North Caddo Towns Along The KCS Rail Line - 1917

A brochure published by the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1917 profiles key stops along its route, including the north Caddo Parish communities Blanchard, Mooringsport, Oil City, Rodessa, and Vivian.


Source: West Louisiana, East Texas, And The Gulf Coast Along The Kansas City Southern Railway.


Below is a section of a larger map from the brochure showing north Caddo Parish stations. Interestingly, Oil City and Rodessa are profiled but not shown, while Myrtis is shown, but not profiled.



Below are the individual profiles, with information likely provided by the point-of-contact cited at the end of each.


Page 43

Page 46

Page 46


Page 48


See also The "Flying Crow" and "Southern Belle.".



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