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Butler County Railroad
Transportation
1900s
c. 1900
Poplar Bluff to Arkansas
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The largest producer of barrel staves in the United States, the company built its own rail line, called the Butler County Railroad, between Poplar Bluff and various communities in Arkansas."
— Source: The Historic and Architectural Resources of Poplar Bluff, Missouri (referenced c. 1900)
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What We Know From This Source
A private rail line built by the Brooklyn Cooperage Company for timber hauling and passenger service.
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