"About The Moose"

Posted Friday, June 13, 2008, at 1:52 PM

We were asked about the railroad mentioned in the "Historic Economic Development ". Was this the Moose that ran to Pollard?

The original railway was built from Kennett to Piggott in 1912 and was named the St. Louis,Kennett and Southeastern Railroad co. It was built primarly for the timber industry. About two years later the Butler County Railroad was built from Poplar Bluff, going through Ashhill, Qulin. Fagus , Pollard and connecting to The Kennett Railroad in Piggott.

Years later it ran the one car Moose.

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I can remember people saying that the lake by the old skating rink was a roadbed for the "Moose" railroad. I know there are narrow guage rails in Sugar Creek that probaly went to it. People complained about fires that would start from the cinders emitted by the smoke stack( a common problem in those days) and the whistle was very distinctive to the engine that ran that line. As the timber industry moved on...the short reign of the moose ended.

-- Posted by GRH on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 7:02 PM

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