Greetings all, My name is Jacob and I'm pretty excited to come aboard here. I am a geography student working on my undergraduate degree with a particular focus on Geospatial Science, Sustainability and Cultural Geography. I'm currently researching the logging history of the "Missouri Mining and Lumber Company" mills at Grandin and Eminence, MO and as part of that research I'm trying to find and map the small, light rail logging tram lines that were either built by the logging companies or the railroad. Rail was a huge factor in the development of Missouri and the extraction of resources, and I"m pretty excited to learn more about the company and do some spatial analysis on the rail networks. This forum kept coming up in my research and since you all seemed so friendly and knowledgeable I thought I'd join and say Hi!
Welcome aboard, Jacob! I spent many summers and weekends kicking around the Winona and Eminence area. My grandparents lived in Winona for seven years and I can remember hearing the noon whistle blowing down at the lumber yard. The Jack’s Fork and Current River region is beautiful and I spent a lot of time canoeing along them.
Welcome to the Frisco website Jacob!!! You will find a lot of information here and a good portion of knowledgeable people who can answer any questions you might have. Joe
This group gets much deeper into the subjects than I do but my welcome to you is near their level. Very interesting subject you are researching and we welcome your visiting The Railroad Historical Museum, in Springfield. Our newly constructed replica rural depot used the original plans the Elsinore, MO 189o era depot. In 2011-2012 a researcher in TX was checking the Montier, MO area which supposed was named after her relative who was the master mechanic on the KS, FS & M RR and also heavily involved in the Missouri Mining and Lumber Co.
Welcome, Jacob. Plenty of good stuff and good folks on the site. I suspect there are many of us who will enjoy seeing your research progress. Best Regards,
Welcome aboard. I grew up in the kansas part of missouri so I won't be much help in your research, but I'm interested to see your findings