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'''Eoline''' is a small community just northwest of [[Centreville]] | '''Eoline''' is a small community just northwest of [[Centreville]]. It was established in [[1898]] at the junction of the [[Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] and its [[Blocton Branch]] in [[Bibb County]]. The community was named for Eoline Octavia Russell, daughter of M&O vice president Edward Russell of Mobile. | ||
By [[1900]] the small town boasted three stores, a post office, hotel, and livery stable. Its depot housed a telegraph office, coal chute, and water tank. [[M. Huey Deason]] published a weekly ''[[Eoline Messenger]]'' | By [[1900]] the small town boasted three stores, a post office, hotel, and livery stable. Its depot housed a telegraph office, coal chute, and water tank. [[M. Huey Deason]] published a weekly ''[[Eoline Messenger]]'' | ||
[[Harper Hubbard]] maintained a general store there for decades later. | [[Harper Hubbard]] maintained a general store there for decades later. The [[Eoline Baptist Church]] was organized in [[1905]]. | ||
A freight train derailed just north of Eoline on [[January 2]], [[1951]]. The Belcher Brothers established their first sawmill nearby on Bear Creek Road. After they dissolved the partnership, [[W. E. Belcher]] went on to found the [[W. E. Belcher Lumber Company]] in Centreville. | A freight train derailed just north of Eoline on [[January 2]], [[1951]]. The Belcher Brothers established their first sawmill nearby on Bear Creek Road. After they dissolved the partnership, [[W. E. Belcher]] went on to found the [[W. E. Belcher Lumber Company]] in Centreville. | ||
Eoline was damaged by an F3 tornado during the [[April 2011 tornado outbreak#Sawyerville-Eoline tornado|April 2011 tornado outbreak]]. | Eoline was damaged by an F3 tornado during the [[April 2011 tornado outbreak#Sawyerville-Eoline tornado|April 2011 tornado outbreak]]. | ||
==References== | |||
* {{Foscue-1989}} | |||
* Ellison, Rhoda C. (1999) ''Bibb County, Alabama: The First Hundred Years'' Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press ISBN 9780817309879 | |||
==External links== | |||
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[[Category:Eoline|*]] | [[Category:Eoline|*]] | ||
[[Category:1898 establishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:56, 22 July 2015
Eoline is a small community just northwest of Centreville. It was established in 1898 at the junction of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad and its Blocton Branch in Bibb County. The community was named for Eoline Octavia Russell, daughter of M&O vice president Edward Russell of Mobile.
By 1900 the small town boasted three stores, a post office, hotel, and livery stable. Its depot housed a telegraph office, coal chute, and water tank. M. Huey Deason published a weekly Eoline Messenger
Harper Hubbard maintained a general store there for decades later. The Eoline Baptist Church was organized in 1905.
A freight train derailed just north of Eoline on January 2, 1951. The Belcher Brothers established their first sawmill nearby on Bear Creek Road. After they dissolved the partnership, W. E. Belcher went on to found the W. E. Belcher Lumber Company in Centreville.
Eoline was damaged by an F3 tornado during the April 2011 tornado outbreak.
References
- Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X
- Ellison, Rhoda C. (1999) Bibb County, Alabama: The First Hundred Years Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press ISBN 9780817309879